Township government · Lehigh County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lynn Township took in $1.7 million and spent $1.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes51%State tax money20%Federal tax money13%Fines and other11%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)4.8%

What stands out

37%

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

Township taxes51%

Individual income tax
37%$647 thousand
Other taxes
9.5%$166 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and public utility licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$109 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$57 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
4.1%$72 thousand

Fees for services4.8%

Fees for services
4.8%$84 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$69 thousand
  • Garbage collection$12 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 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%$231 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$340 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$198 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking39%Running the government and other costs36%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Police, fire, courts and jails7.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.0%Health and hospitals0.2%

What stands out

15%

of Lynn Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
39%$658 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$658 thousand
Running the government and other costs
36%$613 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$323 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$184 thousand
  • Government buildings$59 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$47 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$257 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$257 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.9%$133 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$79 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$44 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.0%$16 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$16 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lynn 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 Lynn 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.