Township government · Northumberland County, PA

Lower Mahanoy Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lower Mahanoy Township took in $601 thousand and spent $459 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes49%State tax money35%Federal tax money14%Fines and other1.8%Fees for services0.2%

What stands out

30%

of Lower Mahanoy 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
30%$181 thousand
Property tax
14%$82 thousand
Other taxes
5.5%$33 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$85 thousand

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$208 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$8 thousand
Fines
0.5%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking67%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails8.9%

What stands out

67%

of Lower Mahanoy 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
67%$307 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$307 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$111 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$77 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$25 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.9%$41 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$21 thousand
  • Fire protection$16 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lower Mahanoy 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 Lower Mahanoy 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.