Township government · Erie County, PA

Lawrence Park Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lawrence Park Township took in $3.4 million and spent $5.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes40%Fees for services (sewer, parking)32%State tax money17%Federal tax money5.8%Fines and other4.4%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

32%

of Lawrence Park Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes40%

Property tax
20%$666 thousand
Individual income tax
14%$470 thousand
Other taxes
6.9%$234 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$141 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$65 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$994 thousand
  • Other service charges$73 thousand
  • Parking$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.8%

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

From the federal government
5.8%$196 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$581 thousand

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$22 thousand

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$95 thousand
Fines
1.6%$54 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Running the government and other costs34%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Roads, transit and parking8.8%Parks, recreation and libraries2.5%All other spending0.3%

What stands out

38%

of Lawrence Park 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
38%$2.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.0 million
Running the government and other costs
34%$2.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Government buildings$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$533 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$95 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$75 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses-$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$953 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$785 thousand
  • Fire protection$72 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$67 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$29 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.8%$516 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$512 thousand
  • Public transit$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$149 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$147 thousand
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$10 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lawrence Park 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 Lawrence Park 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.