Township government · Luzerne County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lehman Township took in $3.1 million and spent $3.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes40%State tax money35%Fees for services (parks and recreation, electric power)10%County and local tax money6.6%Federal tax money5.9%Fines and other2.6%

What stands out

15%

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

Township taxes40%

Property tax
21%$641 thousand
Individual income tax
15%$481 thousand
Other taxes
3.9%$121 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$61 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$32 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$317 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 3 more
  • Other service charges$257 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$46 thousand
  • Electric power$7 thousand
  • Road charges$5 thousand
  • Garbage collection$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.9%

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

From the federal government
5.9%$183 thousand

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$1.1 million

County and local tax money6.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.6%$206 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$70 thousand
Fines
0.3%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Housing and community development29%Roads, transit and parking25%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Parks, recreation and libraries1.1%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

29%

of Lehman Township's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Housing and community development
29%$946 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$825 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$825 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$772 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$484 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$104 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$97 thousand
  • Government buildings$87 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$655 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$605 thousand
  • Fire protection$19 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$19 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$12 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$35 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$33 thousand
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$35 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.8%$28 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$28 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.7%$23 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$15 thousand
  • Sewer systems$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lehman 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 Lehman 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.