Township government · Luzerne County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Dorrance Township took in $888 thousand and spent $858 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes64%State tax money22%Federal tax money13%Fines and other0.9%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.2%

What stands out

37%

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

Township taxes64%

Individual income tax
37%$328 thousand
Property tax
16%$141 thousand
Other taxes
11%$97 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$35 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$32 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$19 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$2 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%$116 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$196 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$5 thousand
Fines
0.3%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking63%Running the government and other costs33%Police, fire, courts and jails4.7%Parks, recreation and libraries0.1%Interest on debt0.1%

What stands out

33%

of Dorrance 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%

Roads, transit and parking
63%$537 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$537 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$279 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$158 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$76 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$28 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.7%$40 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$32 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Dorrance 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 Dorrance 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.