Township government · Fayette County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Luzerne Township took in $1.8 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes41%State tax money30%Federal tax money17%Fines and other7.0%Fees for services (sewer, water)5.3%

What stands out

21%

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

Township taxes41%

Individual income tax
21%$367 thousand
Property tax
14%$240 thousand
Other taxes
6.2%$110 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$64 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$29 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.3%

Fees for services
5.3%$93 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 1 more
  • Other service charges$35 thousand
  • Sewer$31 thousand
  • Water$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money17%

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

From the federal government
17%$309 thousand

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$524 thousand

Fines and other7.0%

Interest, rents and other
6.5%$115 thousand
Fines
0.5%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking58%Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails5.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.3%Parks, recreation and libraries0.5%All other spending0.1%

What stands out

4.3%

of Luzerne 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
58%$873 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$873 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$475 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$353 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$93 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$20 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses-$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.4%$82 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$51 thousand
  • Police$27 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.3%$65 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$38 thousand
  • Water supply$27 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Luzerne 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 Luzerne 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.