Township government · Luzerne County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Conyngham Township took in $547 thousand and spent $672 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes55%State tax money35%Fees for services (sewer)5.5%Fines and other5.3%

What stands out

23%

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

Township taxes55%

Property tax
24%$129 thousand
Individual income tax
23%$127 thousand
Other taxes
7.9%$43 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$23 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$19 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.5%

Fees for services
5.5%$30 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and sewer
  • Other service charges$18 thousand
  • Sewer$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$189 thousand

Fines and other5.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$27 thousand
Fines
0.4%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking44%Police, fire, courts and jails33%Running the government and other costs20%Parks, recreation and libraries1.2%Interest on debt1.0%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

33%

of Conyngham Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
44%$293 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$293 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$222 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$212 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$5 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$134 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$52 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$40 thousand
  • Government buildings$31 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$11 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.7%$5 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Conyngham 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 Conyngham 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.