Township government · Luzerne County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Exeter Township took in $903 thousand and spent $740 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes67%Federal tax money17%State tax money14%Fees for services1.1%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

31%

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

Township taxes67%

Individual income tax
31%$279 thousand
Property tax
26%$239 thousand
Other taxes
9.4%$85 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$42 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$36 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.1%

Fees for services
1.1%$10 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money17%

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

From the federal government
17%$152 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$130 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$4 thousand
Fines
0.4%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking46%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Running the government and other costs23%Interest on debt4.7%Parks, recreation and libraries0.1%

What stands out

26%

of Exeter 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
46%$338 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$338 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$196 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$150 thousand
  • Fire protection$26 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$16 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$4 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$170 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$71 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$57 thousand
  • Government buildings$26 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$16 thousand
Interest on debt
4.7%$35 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$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

Exeter 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 Exeter 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.