Township government · Wyoming County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Tunkhannock Township took in $3.0 million and spent $5.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes43%State tax money43%Federal tax money7.2%County and local tax money3.4%Fees for services (parks and recreation, sewer)1.5%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

18%

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

Township taxes43%

Individual income tax
18%$551 thousand
Property tax
16%$493 thousand
Other taxes
8.6%$259 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$110 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$102 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$47 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.5%

Fees for services
1.5%$45 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$27 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand
  • Sewer$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.2%

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

From the federal government
7.2%$217 thousand

State tax money43%

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

From the state
43%$1.3 million

County and local tax money3.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.4%$103 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$23 thousand
Fines
0.6%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking76%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Running the government and other costs8.3%Parks, recreation and libraries1.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.2%All other spending<0.1%

What stands out

76%

of Tunkhannock 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
76%$4.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$796 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$646 thousand
  • Fire protection$140 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.3%$456 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$182 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$155 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$61 thousand
  • Government buildings$58 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$61 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$59 thousand
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$13 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$11 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Tunkhannock 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 Tunkhannock 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.