Township government · Franklin County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Letterkenny Township took in $756 thousand and spent $689 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes54%State tax money26%Federal tax money16%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)3.3%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

36%

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

Township taxes54%

Individual income tax
36%$274 thousand
Property tax
11%$82 thousand
Other taxes
6.6%$50 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$50 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.3%

Fees for services
3.3%$25 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$12 thousand
  • Other service charges$10 thousand
  • Sewer$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money16%

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

From the federal government
16%$124 thousand

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$194 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$4 thousand
Fines
0.4%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking51%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.9%Health and hospitals0.3%Parks, recreation and libraries0.1%

What stands out

20%

of Letterkenny 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%

Roads, transit and parking
51%$354 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$354 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$172 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$88 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$50 thousand
  • Government buildings$19 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$15 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$140 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$128 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.9%$20 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$18 thousand
  • Sewer systems$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Letterkenny 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 Letterkenny 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.