Township government · Luzerne County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Dallas Township took in $5.1 million and spent $7.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes60%State tax money15%Federal tax money9.5%Fines and other7.9%Fees for services (garbage collection)4.1%County and local tax money3.4%

What stands out

28%

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

Township taxes60%

Individual income tax
28%$1.4 million
Property tax
22%$1.1 million
Other taxes
11%$543 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$233 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$172 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$138 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.1%

Fees for services
4.1%$210 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$208 thousand
  • Garbage collection$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.5%

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

From the federal government
9.5%$485 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$751 thousand

County and local tax money3.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.4%$171 thousand

Fines and other7.9%

Interest, rents and other
7.6%$386 thousand
Fines
0.3%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking33%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Running the government and other costs20%Parks, recreation and libraries19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.4%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

19%

of Dallas Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
33%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$223 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$174 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$43 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$1.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$743 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$384 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$175 thousand
  • Government buildings$167 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
19%$1.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
  • Libraries$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.4%$246 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$246 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$31 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Dallas 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 Dallas 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.