Township government · Lackawanna County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ransom Township took in $1.6 million and spent $978 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)64%Township taxes19%State tax money8.7%Federal tax money4.5%Fines and other3.7%

What stands out

64%

of Ransom Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes19%

Individual income tax
12%$181 thousand
Property tax
4.9%$77 thousand
Other taxes
2.5%$40 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$20 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$19 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services64%

Fees for services
64%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$934 thousand
  • Other service charges$64 thousand
  • Sewer$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.5%

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

From the federal government
4.5%$71 thousand

State tax money8.7%

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

From the state
8.7%$137 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$58 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking55%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.9%Interest on debt2.6%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

3.9%

of Ransom Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
55%$540 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$540 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$251 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)$87 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$85 thousand
  • Government buildings$54 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$25 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$120 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$65 thousand
  • Fire protection$40 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$15 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.9%$38 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$38 thousand
Interest on debt
2.6%$25 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

Ransom 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 Ransom 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.