Township government · Lackawanna County, PA

North Abington Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), North Abington Township took in $840 thousand and spent $892 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer)48%Township taxes38%State tax money8.6%Fines and other4.9%

What stands out

48%

of North Abington Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes38%

Individual income tax
22%$182 thousand
Property tax
13%$108 thousand
Other taxes
3.6%$30 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$16 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$8 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services48%

Fees for services
48%$407 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and sewer
  • Other service charges$399 thousand
  • Sewer$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.6%

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

From the state
8.6%$72 thousand

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$36 thousand
Fines
0.6%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking75%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails9.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.8%Parks, recreation and libraries0.1%

What stands out

75%

of North Abington 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
75%$665 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$665 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$138 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$91 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$47 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.1%$81 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$40 thousand
  • Fire protection$39 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.8%$7 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$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

North Abington Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of North Abington 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.