Township government · Lawrence County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pulaski Township took in $1.3 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes53%State tax money24%Federal tax money13%Fines and other4.1%Fees for services (road charges, parks and recreation)3.1%County and local tax money2.5%

What stands out

28%

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

Township taxes53%

Individual income tax
28%$360 thousand
Property tax
19%$250 thousand
Other taxes
6.5%$84 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$30 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$28 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.1%

Fees for services
3.1%$40 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 1 more
  • Other service charges$32 thousand
  • Road charges$7 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$169 thousand

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$311 thousand

County and local tax money2.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.5%$32 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$42 thousand
Fines
0.8%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking49%Police, fire, courts and jails35%Running the government and other costs15%Parks, recreation and libraries1.0%Health and hospitals0.3%

What stands out

35%

of Pulaski 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%

Roads, transit and parking
49%$585 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$585 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$422 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$340 thousand
  • Fire protection$75 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$175 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$124 thousand
  • Government buildings$28 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$21 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$1 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$12 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Pulaski 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 Pulaski 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.