Township government · Luzerne County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hanover Township took in $11.1 million and spent $10.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes73%Fees for services (sewer, road charges)10%State tax money7.1%Federal tax money5.1%Fines and other2.6%County and local tax money2.0%

What stands out

29%

of Hanover Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 3.2%.

Township taxes73%

Property tax
32%$3.6 million
Other taxes
29%$3.2 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$2.2 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$967 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$115 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
11%$1.2 million

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$610 thousand
  • Other service charges$542 thousand
  • Road charges$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.1%

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

From the federal government
5.1%$566 thousand

State tax money7.1%

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

From the state
7.1%$790 thousand

County and local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.0%$224 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$229 thousand
Fines
0.5%$55 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs30%Roads, transit and parking26%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Housing and community development9.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.3%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

10%

of Hanover Township's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
30%$3.3 million
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$2.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$524 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$390 thousand
  • Government buildings$79 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$2.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$2.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.8 million
  • Fire protection$576 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$252 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$29 thousand
Housing and community development
9.9%$1.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.3%$799 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$401 thousand
  • Sewer systems$394 thousand
  • Water supply$4 thousand
Interest on debt
2.7%$299 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$10 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$7 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hanover 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 Hanover 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.