Township government · Lycoming County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lycoming Township took in $504 thousand and spent $507 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes44%State tax money35%Federal tax money15%Fines and other3.4%Fees for services (sewer)2.8%

What stands out

29%

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

Township taxes44%

Individual income tax
29%$148 thousand
Property tax
7.3%$37 thousand
Other taxes
6.9%$35 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$16 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$14 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.8%

Fees for services
2.8%$14 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$9 thousand
  • Other service charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$76 thousand

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$177 thousand

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$13 thousand
Fines
0.8%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking58%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.6%Environment and natural resources1.0%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

21%

of Lycoming Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
58%$293 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$293 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$104 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$64 thousand
  • Fire protection$33 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$96 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$50 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$23 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.6%$8 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$8 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.0%$5 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lycoming 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 Lycoming 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.