Township government · Luzerne County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Dennison Township took in $439 thousand and spent $335 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes50%State tax money18%Fees for services (sewer)15%Federal tax money13%Fines and other2.5%

What stands out

32%

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

Township taxes50%

Individual income tax
32%$139 thousand
Property tax
10%$44 thousand
Other taxes
8.4%$37 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$26 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$68 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$68 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$59 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$81 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$6 thousand
Fines
1.1%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Roads, transit and parking7.2%Interest on debt2.1%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

29%

of Dennison 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
39%$130 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$58 thousand
  • Government buildings$33 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$27 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$98 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$88 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$74 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$31 thousand
  • Fire protection$27 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$13 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.2%$24 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$24 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Dennison 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 Dennison 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.