Township government · Luzerne County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sugarloaf Township took in $3.4 million and spent $5.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes45%State tax money42%Fees for services (sewer, road charges)7.3%Federal tax money3.5%Fines and other1.9%

What stands out

18%

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

Township taxes45%

Property tax
22%$746 thousand
Individual income tax
18%$603 thousand
Other taxes
6.0%$205 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$100 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$71 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.3%

Fees for services
7.3%$251 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$190 thousand
  • Other service charges$56 thousand
  • Road charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.5%

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

From the federal government
3.5%$121 thousand

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$1.4 million

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$40 thousand
Fines
0.7%$24 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking58%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Running the government and other costs6.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.9%Interest on debt0.3%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

31%

of Sugarloaf 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
58%$2.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Fire protection$141 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$25 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$23 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.5%$330 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)$251 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$43 thousand
  • Government buildings$31 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.9%$196 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$196 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$17 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$14 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$14 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$12 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sugarloaf 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 Sugarloaf 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.