Township government · Luzerne County, PA

Black Creek Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Black Creek Township took in $882 thousand and spent $664 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes52%State tax money22%Federal tax money12%County and local tax money9.5%Fees for services (road charges, garbage collection)1.9%Fines and other1.8%

What stands out

27%

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

Township taxes52%

Individual income tax
27%$234 thousand
Property tax
18%$159 thousand
Other taxes
7.8%$69 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$60 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.9%

Fees for services
1.9%$17 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 1 more
  • Other service charges$12 thousand
  • Road charges$4 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$109 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$194 thousand

County and local tax money9.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.5%$84 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$13 thousand
Fines
0.3%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking60%Running the government and other costs35%Police, fire, courts and jails3.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.2%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%Health and hospitals0.2%

What stands out

35%

of Black Creek Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
60%$400 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$400 thousand
Running the government and other costs
35%$230 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$80 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$78 thousand
  • Government buildings$50 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$22 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.5%$23 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$16 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.2%$8 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Black Creek 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 Black Creek 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.