Township government · Luzerne County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hunlock Township took in $898 thousand and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes54%State tax money27%Federal tax money16%Fines and other2.3%Fees for services0.4%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

29%

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

Township taxes54%

Individual income tax
29%$256 thousand
Property tax
21%$193 thousand
Other taxes
3.7%$33 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$24 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$4 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money16%

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

From the federal government
16%$147 thousand

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$242 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$2 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$19 thousand
Fines
0.2%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs52%Roads, transit and parking39%Health and hospitals4.7%Police, fire, courts and jails3.7%Parks, recreation and libraries0.5%

What stands out

52%

of Hunlock 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%

Running the government and other costs
52%$593 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$354 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$125 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$71 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$43 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
39%$436 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$436 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.7%$53 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$53 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.7%$42 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$39 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hunlock 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 Hunlock 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.