Township government · Lackawanna County, PA

Roaring Brook Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Roaring Brook 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 taxes70%State tax money13%Federal tax money8.1%County and local tax money4.8%Fees for services (sewer)3.7%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

34%

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

Township taxes70%

Individual income tax
34%$431 thousand
Property tax
27%$341 thousand
Other taxes
9.3%$119 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 2 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$65 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$38 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$15 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.7%

Fees for services
3.7%$48 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and sewer
  • Other service charges$43 thousand
  • Sewer$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.1%

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

From the federal government
8.1%$104 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$162 thousand

County and local tax money4.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.8%$61 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$12 thousand
Fines
0.2%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking41%Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.8%Interest on debt1.0%Parks, recreation and libraries0.7%

What stands out

20%

of Roaring Brook 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
41%$479 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$479 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$371 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$184 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$83 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$68 thousand
  • Government buildings$36 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$234 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$160 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$30 thousand
  • Fire protection$23 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$21 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.8%$68 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$45 thousand
  • Sewer systems$23 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$12 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Roaring Brook 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 Roaring Brook 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.