Township government · Cameron County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lumber Township took in $233 thousand and spent $219 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money59%Township taxes20%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)15%Federal tax money3.9%Fines and other2.1%

What stands out

15%

of Lumber Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes20%

Property tax
12%$29 thousand
Individual income tax
4.3%$10 thousand
Other taxes
3.4%$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 services15%

Fees for services
15%$34 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and sewer
  • Garbage collection$32 thousand
  • Sewer$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.9%

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

From the federal government
3.9%$9 thousand

State tax money59%

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

From the state
59%$138 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$4 thousand
Fines
0.4%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking59%Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails4.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.1%Health and hospitals0.9%Housing and community development0.9%

What stands out

4.1%

of Lumber 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
59%$130 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$130 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$66 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$57 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.6%$10 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$9 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.1%$9 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$8 thousand
  • Sewer systems$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Housing and community development
0.9%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lumber 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 Lumber 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.