Township government · Carbon County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lower Towamensing Township took in $1.3 million and spent $1.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes58%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)26%State tax money13%Fines and other3.5%

What stands out

31%

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

Township taxes58%

Individual income tax
31%$404 thousand
Property tax
17%$218 thousand
Other taxes
11%$140 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$57 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$51 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$337 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$299 thousand
  • Other service charges$36 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$169 thousand

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$36 thousand
Fines
0.8%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking53%Running the government and other costs23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Police, fire, courts and jails4.3%Parks, recreation and libraries2.4%Housing and community development<0.1%

What stands out

18%

of Lower Towamensing 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
53%$825 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$825 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$356 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$247 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$109 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$274 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$273 thousand
  • Water supply$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.3%$67 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$67 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$37 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$33 thousand
  • Libraries$4 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lower Towamensing Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Lower Towamensing 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.