Township government · Wayne County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lehigh Township took in $657 thousand and spent $449 thousand.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

Township taxes66%Federal tax money14%State tax money8.7%Fees for services (garbage collection)7.5%Fines and other2.6%County and local tax money1.1%

What stands out

32%

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

Township taxes66%

Individual income tax
32%$207 thousand
Other taxes
18%$119 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$95 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$23 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
16%$108 thousand

Fees for services7.5%

Fees for services
7.5%$49 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$48 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$93 thousand

State tax money8.7%

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

From the state
8.7%$57 thousand

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$7 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$9 thousand
Fines
1.2%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs50%Police, fire, courts and jails35%Roads, transit and parking7.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.1%Health and hospitals1.8%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

35%

of Lehigh 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%

Running the government and other costs
50%$225 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$94 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$59 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$56 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$16 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$156 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$100 thousand
  • Fire protection$46 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.6%$34 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$34 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.1%$23 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$17 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.8%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lehigh 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 Lehigh 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.