Township government · Lackawanna County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Jefferson Township took in $1.6 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes72%Federal tax money12%State tax money11%Fees for services3.9%Fines and other0.9%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

35%

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

Township taxes72%

Individual income tax
35%$575 thousand
Property tax
28%$460 thousand
Other taxes
7.7%$124 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$91 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$31 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.9%

Fees for services
3.9%$63 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$63 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$192 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$186 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$6 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$10 thousand
Fines
0.2%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking53%Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.0%Health and hospitals1.7%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

12%

of Jefferson Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
53%$698 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$698 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$404 thousand
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$211 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$111 thousand
  • Government buildings$48 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$34 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$154 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$60 thousand
  • Police$50 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$28 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$16 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.0%$26 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$20 thousand
  • Sewer systems$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.7%$23 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$23 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$15 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$7 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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.