Township government · Luzerne County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Plains Township took in $10.3 million and spent $9.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes51%State tax money39%Federal tax money4.9%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)4.0%Fines and other1.0%County and local tax money0.9%

What stands out

22%

of Plains Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes51%

Other taxes
22%$2.2 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.8 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$270 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$174 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
16%$1.6 million
Individual income tax
13%$1.4 million

Fees for services4.0%

Fees for services
4.0%$411 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$249 thousand
  • Other service charges$127 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.9%

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

From the federal government
4.9%$506 thousand

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$3.9 million

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$93 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$70 thousand
Fines
0.3%$35 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails39%Running the government and other costs36%Roads, transit and parking19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.4%Parks, recreation and libraries1.8%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

39%

of Plains Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
39%$3.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.0 million
  • Fire protection$1.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$18 thousand
Running the government and other costs
36%$3.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$590 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$430 thousand
  • Government buildings$312 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.4%$333 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$333 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$179 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$157 thousand
  • Libraries$22 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$40 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Plains 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 Plains 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.