Township government · Dauphin County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lykens Township took in $516 thousand and spent $276 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes50%State tax money28%Federal tax money17%Fees for services (sewer)4.5%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

35%

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

Township taxes50%

Individual income tax
35%$183 thousand
Property tax
9.7%$50 thousand
Other taxes
4.5%$23 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and public utility licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$20 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.5%

Fees for services
4.5%$23 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and sewer
  • Other service charges$13 thousand
  • Sewer$10 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%$88 thousand

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$143 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$4 thousand
Fines
0.4%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking54%Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.5%Parks, recreation and libraries0.7%

What stands out

13%

of Lykens 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
54%$149 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$149 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$82 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$32 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$26 thousand
  • Government buildings$21 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$36 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$21 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$15 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.5%$7 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lykens 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 Lykens 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.