Township government · Warren 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 $154 thousand and spent $166 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes37%Federal tax money30%State tax money26%Fees for services (garbage collection)4.5%Fines and other2.6%

What stands out

30%

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

Township taxes37%

Individual income tax
18%$27 thousand
Property tax
14%$22 thousand
Other taxes
5.2%$8 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.5%

Fees for services
4.5%$7 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$6 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money30%

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

From the federal government
30%$46 thousand

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$40 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$3 thousand
Fines
0.6%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking58%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.8%Parks, recreation and libraries0.6%

What stands out

15%

of Limestone 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
58%$97 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$97 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$40 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$28 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$2 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$25 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$19 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.8%$3 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$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

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.