Township government · Luzerne County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ross Township took in $1.0 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes42%State tax money23%County and local tax money15%Federal tax money15%Fines and other3.5%Fees for services (road charges)1.3%

What stands out

32%

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

Township taxes42%

Individual income tax
32%$331 thousand
Other taxes
5.8%$60 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$47 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
4.6%$48 thousand

Fees for services1.3%

Fees for services
1.3%$13 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$12 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$152 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$237 thousand

County and local tax money15%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
15%$156 thousand

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$33 thousand
Fines
0.3%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking72%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails2.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.1%Health and hospitals0.6%

What stands out

72%

of Ross 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
72%$788 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$788 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$258 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$154 thousand
  • Government buildings$59 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$28 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$17 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.2%$24 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$23 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.1%$12 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$12 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ross 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 Ross 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.