Township government · Lackawanna County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Elmhurst Township took in $505 thousand and spent $716 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes50%State tax money38%Fines and other6.9%County and local tax money3.0%Fees for services1.4%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

26%

of Elmhurst 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
26%$133 thousand
Property tax
16%$80 thousand
Other taxes
8.1%$41 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$16 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$15 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.4%

Fees for services
1.4%$7 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$1 thousand

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$193 thousand

County and local tax money3.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.0%$15 thousand

Fines and other6.9%

Interest, rents and other
6.7%$34 thousand
Fines
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking84%Running the government and other costs8.8%Police, fire, courts and jails5.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.1%

What stands out

84%

of Elmhurst Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
84%$603 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$603 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.8%$63 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$39 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$16 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.9%$42 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$25 thousand
  • Fire protection$15 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.1%$8 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Elmhurst Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Elmhurst 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.