Township government · Lebanon County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), North Lebanon Township took in $6.1 million and spent $5.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes68%State tax money13%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)11%Fines and other6.2%County and local tax money1.5%

What stands out

24%

of North Lebanon Township's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Township taxes68%

Property tax
30%$1.8 million
Individual income tax
24%$1.5 million
Other taxes
14%$863 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$451 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$212 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$200 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$672 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Sewer$418 thousand
  • Garbage collection$216 thousand
  • Other service charges$34 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$808 thousand

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$91 thousand

Fines and other6.2%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$305 thousand
Fines
1.2%$73 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails50%Roads, transit and parking21%Running the government and other costs13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.6%Parks, recreation and libraries7.1%Health and hospitals1.0%

What stands out

50%

of North Lebanon Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
50%$2.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$2.3 million
  • Fire protection$430 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$737 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)$405 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$229 thousand
  • Government buildings$83 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$20 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.6%$423 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$303 thousand
  • Water supply$88 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$32 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.1%$395 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$389 thousand
  • Libraries$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$54 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$54 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

North Lebanon 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 North Lebanon 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.