Township government · Luzerne County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Nescopeck Township took in $504 thousand and spent $502 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes59%State tax money25%Federal tax money12%Fees for services2.6%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

29%

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

Township taxes59%

Individual income tax
29%$148 thousand
Property tax
24%$123 thousand
Other taxes
5.0%$25 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$10 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$8 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.6%

Fees for services
2.6%$13 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$60 thousand

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$128 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$5 thousand
Fines
0.4%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking69%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails6.4%Interest on debt1.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.4%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

69%

of Nescopeck Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
69%$344 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$344 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$116 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)$51 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$42 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.4%$32 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$22 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$8 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Nescopeck 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 Nescopeck 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.