Township government · Luzerne County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hollenback Township took in $513 thousand and spent $384 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes39%Federal tax money36%State tax money19%County and local tax money5.3%Fines and other0.4%Fees for services0.2%

What stands out

36%

of Hollenback Township's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes39%

Individual income tax
29%$149 thousand
Property tax
7.0%$36 thousand
Other taxes
2.7%$14 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$10 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money36%

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

From the federal government
36%$184 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$100 thousand

County and local tax money5.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.3%$27 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Fines
0.2%$1 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking55%Running the government and other costs41%Police, fire, courts and jails2.9%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.3%

What stands out

41%

of Hollenback Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
55%$213 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$213 thousand
Running the government and other costs
41%$158 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)$78 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$72 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.9%$11 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$6 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hollenback 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 Hollenback 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.