Township government · Luzerne County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Buck Township took in $133 thousand and spent $88 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes61%State tax money21%Federal tax money17%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

43%

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

Township taxes61%

Individual income tax
43%$57 thousand
Other taxes
14%$19 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$12 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$5 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
3.8%$5 thousand

Federal tax money17%

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

From the federal government
17%$23 thousand

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$28 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs72%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Roads, transit and parking1.1%

What stands out

72%

of Buck 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%

Running the government and other costs
72%$63 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)$48 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$9 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$24 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and fire protection
  • Courts and legal services$15 thousand
  • Fire protection$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.1%$1 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Buck 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 Buck 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.