Township government · Pike County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lackawaxen Township took in $3.7 million and spent $2.7 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 money7.2%Fees for services (garbage collection)4.8%Fines and other1.0%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

17%

of Lackawaxen Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes75%

Property tax
58%$2.2 million
Other taxes
17%$636 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and public utility licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$563 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$73 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.8%

Fees for services
4.8%$178 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$177 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.2%

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

From the federal government
7.2%$267 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$424 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%$15 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$33 thousand
Fines
0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking29%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Health and hospitals14%Parks, recreation and libraries4.1%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

14%

of Lackawaxen Township's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
29%$795 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$795 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$671 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$406 thousand
  • Government buildings$97 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$92 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$76 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$669 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$518 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$103 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$48 thousand
Health and hospitals
14%$387 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$387 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.1%$112 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$112 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.6%$43 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$39 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$4 thousand
Housing and community development
0.8%$22 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lackawaxen 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 Lackawaxen 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.