Township government · Luzerne County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Jenkins Township spent $607 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Goes to

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Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries60%Roads, transit and parking34%Police, fire, courts and jails3.6%Interest on debt3.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.0%

What stands out

60%

of Jenkins Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Parks, recreation and libraries
60%$366 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$366 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
34%$204 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$204 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.6%$22 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$22 thousand
Interest on debt
3.3%$20 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.0%$12 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$12 thousand
Housing and community development
0.7%$4 thousand
Running the government and other costs
-3.5%-$21 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Government buildings$76 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$61 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)-$35 thousand
  • Other and not broken out-$123 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jenkins 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 Jenkins 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.