Township government · Lackawanna County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Clifton Township took in $706 thousand and spent $311 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes72%Federal tax money11%State tax money8.5%Fees for services (garbage collection)7.9%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

30%

of Clifton Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes72%

Other taxes
30%$209 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$179 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$29 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
23%$162 thousand
Individual income tax
19%$136 thousand

Fees for services7.9%

Fees for services
7.9%$56 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$55 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$75 thousand

State tax money8.5%

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

From the state
8.5%$60 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$6 thousand
Fines
0.3%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs50%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Roads, transit and parking16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.6%Health and hospitals1.9%

What stands out

10%

of Clifton Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
50%$155 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)$66 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$54 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$20 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$71 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$49 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$15 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$49 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$49 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.6%$30 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$22 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.9%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Clifton 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 Clifton 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.