Township government · Northumberland 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 $1.0 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes58%State tax money17%Fees for services (sewer)13%Federal tax money9.5%Fines and other2.7%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

19%

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

Township taxes58%

Property tax
33%$345 thousand
Individual income tax
19%$201 thousand
Other taxes
5.6%$58 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$31 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$25 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$131 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$121 thousand
  • Other service charges$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.5%

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

From the federal government
9.5%$99 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$181 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$2 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Fines
1.7%$18 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.0%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking44%Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails6.9%Interest on debt5.4%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%

What stands out

29%

of Lewis Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
44%$538 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$538 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$354 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$354 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$178 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$78 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$54 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$28 thousand
  • Government buildings$18 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.9%$85 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$48 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$34 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
Interest on debt
5.4%$66 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$4 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.