Township government · Lycoming County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Limestone Township took in $609 thousand and spent $574 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes49%State tax money25%Federal tax money17%County and local tax money4.6%Fees for services2.6%Fines and other2.5%

What stands out

40%

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

Township taxes49%

Individual income tax
40%$241 thousand
Other taxes
5.7%$35 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and public utility licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$22 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
3.3%$20 thousand

Fees for services2.6%

Fees for services
2.6%$16 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money17%

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

From the federal government
17%$104 thousand

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$150 thousand

County and local tax money4.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.6%$28 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$13 thousand
Fines
0.3%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking73%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails7.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.0%Parks, recreation and libraries0.9%

What stands out

73%

of Limestone 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
73%$421 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$421 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$90 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$37 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$34 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$14 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.1%$41 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$36 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.0%$17 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$12 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Limestone 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 Limestone 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.