Township government · Lackawanna County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Waverly Township took in $1.9 million and spent $1.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes55%Fees for services (sewer)32%State tax money6.8%Federal tax money4.7%Fines and other2.0%

What stands out

32%

of Waverly Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes55%

Individual income tax
29%$552 thousand
Property tax
18%$347 thousand
Other taxes
6.8%$129 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$87 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$37 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$604 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$494 thousand
  • Other service charges$110 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.7%

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

From the federal government
4.7%$88 thousand

State tax money6.8%

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

From the state
6.8%$128 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$31 thousand
Fines
0.3%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Roads, transit and parking24%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Parks, recreation and libraries4.8%Health and hospitals0.8%

What stands out

12%

of Waverly Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
38%$620 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$319 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$185 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$98 thousand
  • Government buildings$18 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$391 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$391 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$341 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$268 thousand
  • Fire protection$61 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$12 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$196 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$196 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.8%$78 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$77 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$13 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Waverly 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 Waverly 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.