Township government · Luzerne County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Foster Township took in $3.0 million and spent $3.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer)59%Township taxes26%State tax money7.6%Federal tax money6.0%Fines and other1.6%

What stands out

59%

of Foster Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes26%

Individual income tax
11%$320 thousand
Property tax
8.7%$263 thousand
Other taxes
6.3%$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$88 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$66 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services59%

Fees for services
59%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$1.8 million
  • Other service charges$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.0%

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

From the federal government
6.0%$181 thousand

State tax money7.6%

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

From the state
7.6%$230 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$37 thousand
Fines
0.4%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Running the government and other costs29%Roads, transit and parking17%Police, fire, courts and jails9.6%Interest on debt4.7%Parks, recreation and libraries<0.1%

What stands out

39%

of Foster 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
39%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$907 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)$755 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$80 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$40 thousand
  • Government buildings$32 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$523 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$523 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.6%$297 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$127 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$98 thousand
  • Fire protection$49 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$23 thousand
Interest on debt
4.7%$147 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$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

Foster 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 Foster 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.