Township government · Luzerne County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Rice Township took in $1.8 million and spent $2.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes63%State tax money21%Federal tax money10%Fines and other3.8%County and local tax money1.9%Fees for services0.8%

What stands out

49%

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

Township taxes63%

Individual income tax
49%$897 thousand
Other taxes
8.3%$150 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$128 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$18 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
5.0%$91 thousand

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$15 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$186 thousand

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$376 thousand

County and local tax money1.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.9%$34 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$60 thousand
Fines
0.5%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking38%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Running the government and other costs26%Parks, recreation and libraries8.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.2%

What stands out

27%

of Rice 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
38%$748 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$748 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$525 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$427 thousand
  • Fire protection$88 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$512 thousand
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$288 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$105 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$94 thousand
  • Government buildings$25 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.3%$164 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$164 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.2%$23 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$23 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Rice 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 Rice 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.