Township government · Lackawanna County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Fell Township took in $1.1 million and spent $1.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes69%Fees for services (garbage collection)10%Federal tax money9.6%State tax money8.8%Fines and other1.1%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

31%

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

Township taxes69%

Property tax
36%$405 thousand
Individual income tax
31%$348 thousand
Other taxes
2.9%$33 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$28 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$116 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$114 thousand
  • Garbage collection$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.6%

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

From the federal government
9.6%$109 thousand

State tax money8.8%

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

From the state
8.8%$100 thousand

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$8 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$10 thousand
Fines
0.2%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails29%Roads, transit and parking27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Running the government and other costs16%Housing and community development1.9%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

26%

of Fell 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$298 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$108 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$93 thousand
  • Police$85 thousand
  • Fire protection$12 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
27%$270 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$270 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$261 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$247 thousand
  • Water supply$13 thousand
  • Sewer systems$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$163 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$67 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$66 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$23 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
Housing and community development
1.9%$19 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Fell 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 Fell 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.