Township government · Susquehanna County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lathrop Township took in $440 thousand and spent $324 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money73%Township taxes25%Fines and other2.0%Fees for services0.7%

What stands out

73%

of Lathrop Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Township taxes25%

Individual income tax
15%$66 thousand
Property tax
7.5%$33 thousand
Other taxes
2.0%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$3 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money73%

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

From the state
73%$320 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$7 thousand
Fines
0.5%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking50%Running the government and other costs39%Police, fire, courts and jails5.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.9%

What stands out

4.9%

of Lathrop Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
50%$163 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$163 thousand
Running the government and other costs
39%$126 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$93 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$23 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.9%$19 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$19 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.9%$16 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lathrop 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 Lathrop 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.