Township government · Lycoming County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Loyalsock Township took in $4.8 million and spent $4.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes61%State tax money15%Federal tax money13%Fees for services (parks and recreation, water)9.5%Fines and other1.2%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

34%

of Loyalsock Township's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Township taxes61%

Individual income tax
34%$1.6 million
Other taxes
19%$892 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and public utility licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$735 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$157 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
8.0%$383 thousand

Fees for services9.5%

Fees for services
9.5%$451 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; other service charges and 2 more
  • Parks and recreation$225 thousand
  • Other service charges$223 thousand
  • Water$2 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$621 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$720 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$3 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$33 thousand
Fines
0.5%$24 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking38%Running the government and other costs33%Parks, recreation and libraries20%Police, fire, courts and jails6.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.4%Environment and natural resources0.4%

What stands out

38%

of Loyalsock Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 9.2%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
38%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
  • Public transit$40 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$1.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$555 thousand
  • Government buildings$342 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$338 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$312 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
20%$943 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$943 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.4%$299 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$207 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$78 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$14 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.4%$66 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$60 thousand
  • Sewer systems$6 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$20 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Loyalsock 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 Loyalsock 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.