Township government · Lackawanna County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Scott Township took in $2.5 million and spent $2.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes64%State tax money12%Fines and other12%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)12%

What stands out

31%

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

Township taxes64%

Individual income tax
31%$773 thousand
Property tax
24%$599 thousand
Other taxes
9.2%$232 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$89 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$80 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$63 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$292 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$200 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$61 thousand
  • Garbage collection$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$311 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$308 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails43%Running the government and other costs34%Roads, transit and parking19%Parks, recreation and libraries2.4%Interest on debt1.6%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

43%

of Scott 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
43%$982 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$743 thousand
  • Fire protection$182 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$37 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$20 thousand
Running the government and other costs
34%$782 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$409 thousand
  • Government buildings$198 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$94 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$81 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$430 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$430 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$56 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$56 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$37 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.8%$19 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$19 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Scott Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Scott 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.