Township government · Juniata County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lack Township took in $274 thousand and spent $198 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes43%State tax money39%Federal tax money15%Fines and other2.2%County and local tax money0.7%Fees for services0.4%

What stands out

23%

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

Township taxes43%

Individual income tax
23%$63 thousand
Property tax
14%$39 thousand
Other taxes
6.2%$17 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$40 thousand

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$106 thousand

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$2 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$4 thousand
Fines
0.7%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking57%Running the government and other costs39%Police, fire, courts and jails1.5%Health and hospitals1.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.5%

What stands out

39%

of Lack 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
57%$113 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$113 thousand
Running the government and other costs
39%$78 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$34 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$23 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.5%$3 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.5%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.5%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lack 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 Lack 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.