Township government · Lackawanna County, PA

West Abington Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), West Abington Township took in $125 thousand and spent $77 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes64%State tax money18%Federal tax money10%Fees for services7.2%

What stands out

41%

of West Abington 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
41%$51 thousand
Property tax
17%$21 thousand
Other taxes
6.4%$8 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.2%

Fees for services
7.2%$9 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$13 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$23 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking44%Running the government and other costs35%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Health and hospitals5.2%

What stands out

5.2%

of West Abington Township's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
44%$34 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$34 thousand
Running the government and other costs
35%$27 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$16 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$5 thousand
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$12 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation; police and 1 more
  • Inspections and regulation$7 thousand
  • Police$3 thousand
  • Fire protection$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.2%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

West Abington 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 West Abington 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.