Township government · Lackawanna County, PA

Benton Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Benton Township took in $861 thousand and spent $611 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes54%Federal tax money20%State tax money16%Fines and other6.3%Fees for services (garbage collection)2.8%

What stands out

29%

of Benton Township's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes54%

Individual income tax
29%$246 thousand
Property tax
19%$165 thousand
Other taxes
6.7%$58 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$40 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$11 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.8%

Fees for services
2.8%$24 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$22 thousand
  • Garbage collection$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money20%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
20%$172 thousand

State tax money16%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
16%$142 thousand

Fines and other6.3%

Interest, rents and other
6.0%$52 thousand
Fines
0.2%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking65%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails7.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.7%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

65%

of Benton Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
65%$398 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$398 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$159 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$75 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$40 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$35 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.9%$48 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$36 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$9 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.7%$4 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$4 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Benton Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Benton Township itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.