Township government · Lycoming County, PA

Plunketts Creek Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Plunketts Creek Township took in $326 thousand and spent $306 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes51%State tax money34%Federal tax money11%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)1.8%County and local tax money1.8%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

22%

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

Township taxes51%

Property tax
22%$73 thousand
Individual income tax
22%$71 thousand
Other taxes
6.4%$21 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.8%

Fees for services
1.8%$6 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and garbage collection
  • Sewer$5 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$35 thousand

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$111 thousand

County and local tax money1.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.8%$6 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$2 thousand
Fines
0.3%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs59%Roads, transit and parking19%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.3%Parks, recreation and libraries1.3%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

59%

of Plunketts Creek Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
59%$182 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)$166 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$16 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$58 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$58 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$54 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$54 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.3%$7 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$5 thousand
  • Sewer systems$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$3 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Plunketts Creek 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 Plunketts Creek 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.