Township government · Luzerne County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Fairview Township took in $2.4 million and spent $2.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes72%State tax money13%Federal tax money9.7%Fees for services2.2%Fines and other1.5%County and local tax money1.4%

What stands out

36%

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

Township taxes72%

Individual income tax
36%$883 thousand
Property tax
28%$672 thousand
Other taxes
7.9%$192 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$92 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$52 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$48 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.2%

Fees for services
2.2%$54 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$54 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.7%

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

From the federal government
9.7%$236 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$313 thousand

County and local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.4%$35 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$19 thousand
Fines
0.7%$18 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Police, fire, courts and jails35%Roads, transit and parking29%Parks, recreation and libraries0.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.3%All other spending<0.1%

What stands out

35%

of Fairview 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%

Running the government and other costs
35%$788 thousand
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$466 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$228 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$81 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$784 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$618 thousand
  • Fire protection$157 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
29%$647 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$647 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$12 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$7 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Fairview 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 Fairview 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.