Township government · Luzerne County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Kingston Township took in $4.6 million and spent $4.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes75%State tax money11%Federal tax money7.8%Fees for services (road charges)3.3%Fines and other3.0%

What stands out

56%

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

Township taxes75%

Individual income tax
56%$2.6 million
Property tax
12%$561 thousand
Other taxes
7.1%$329 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$155 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$120 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$54 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.3%

Fees for services
3.3%$155 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$149 thousand
  • Road charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.8%

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

From the federal government
7.8%$361 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$513 thousand

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$100 thousand
Fines
0.8%$37 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking38%Running the government and other costs33%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Parks, recreation and libraries1.9%Interest on debt0.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.2%

What stands out

27%

of Kingston 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
38%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
Running the government and other costs
33%$1.5 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$784 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$304 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$278 thousand
  • Government buildings$176 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$130 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$89 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$88 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$17 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$9 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Kingston 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 Kingston 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.