Township government · Union 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 $427 thousand and spent $296 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes50%State tax money30%Federal tax money18%Fees for services1.9%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

32%

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 taxes50%

Individual income tax
32%$138 thousand
Property tax
14%$60 thousand
Other taxes
3.5%$15 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.9%

Fees for services
1.9%$8 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money18%

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

From the federal government
18%$77 thousand

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$126 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$2 thousand
Fines
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs44%Roads, transit and parking41%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.7%Health and hospitals1.0%

What stands out

44%

of Lewis Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
44%$131 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)$30 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
41%$121 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$121 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$33 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$26 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.7%$8 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$7 thousand
  • Sewer systems$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 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.