Township government · Luzerne County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Newport Township took in $2.7 million and spent $2.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes50%State tax money24%Fees for services (garbage collection)15%Federal tax money10%Fines and other0.7%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

16%

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

Township taxes50%

Property tax
23%$616 thousand
Individual income tax
16%$420 thousand
Other taxes
11%$297 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$188 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$65 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$392 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$392 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$280 thousand

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$642 thousand

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$4 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Fines
0.7%$19 thousand
Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Roads, transit and parking15%Parks, recreation and libraries0.5%All other spending0.3%

What stands out

22%

of Newport 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%

Running the government and other costs
32%$689 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)$295 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$292 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$91 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$669 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$342 thousand
  • Fire protection$255 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$60 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$12 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$475 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$475 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$325 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$325 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$10 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$5 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$5 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Newport 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 Newport 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.