Township government · Lycoming County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lewis Township took in $762 thousand and spent $605 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money45%Township taxes22%Fines and other17%County and local tax money9.4%Federal tax money6.6%

What stands out

16%

of Lewis Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Township taxes22%

Individual income tax
9.2%$70 thousand
Property tax
8.1%$62 thousand
Other taxes
4.7%$36 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$22 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money6.6%

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

From the federal government
6.6%$50 thousand

State tax money45%

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

From the state
45%$345 thousand

County and local tax money9.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.4%$72 thousand

Fines and other17%

Interest, rents and other
16%$125 thousand
Fines
0.3%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking73%Running the government and other costs21%Parks, recreation and libraries4.0%Police, fire, courts and jails2.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.2%

What stands out

4%

of Lewis Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
73%$440 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$440 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$128 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$53 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$52 thousand
  • Government buildings$18 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.0%$24 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$23 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.0%$12 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$6 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lewis 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 Lewis 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.