Township government · Wyoming County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lemon Township took in $560 thousand and spent $546 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes44%State tax money41%Federal tax money11%Fees for services (road charges, garbage collection)3.0%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

20%

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

Township taxes44%

Individual income tax
20%$114 thousand
Property tax
17%$97 thousand
Other taxes
6.4%$36 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$28 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$7 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.0%

Fees for services
3.0%$17 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 1 more
  • Other service charges$13 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand
  • Garbage collection$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$62 thousand

State tax money41%

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

From the state
41%$230 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$2 thousand
Fines
0.4%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking76%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails9.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.4%Health and hospitals0.2%

What stands out

76%

of Lemon Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
76%$413 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$413 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$80 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$43 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$18 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.2%$50 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$39 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$11 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lemon 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 Lemon 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.