Township government · Luzerne County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Plymouth Township took in $1.3 million and spent $1.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes54%Federal tax money30%State tax money12%Fees for services (sewer)3.7%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

40%

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

Township taxes54%

Individual income tax
40%$517 thousand
Property tax
11%$140 thousand
Other taxes
3.3%$43 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$19 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$12 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.7%

Fees for services
3.7%$49 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$46 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money30%

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

From the federal government
30%$397 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$155 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Fines
0.4%$5 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.2%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking67%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails7.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.2%Interest on debt0.3%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

67%

of Plymouth 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
67%$698 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$698 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$251 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$137 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$75 thousand
  • Government buildings$20 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$19 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.5%$79 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$66 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$9 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.2%$13 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$13 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$3 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Plymouth 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 Plymouth 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.