Township government · Luzerne County, PA

Wilkes Barre Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wilkes Barre Township took in $4.8 million and spent $4.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes71%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)13%State tax money10%Federal tax money3.2%Fines and other2.3%County and local tax money0.9%

What stands out

39%

of Wilkes Barre Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes71%

Other taxes
39%$1.9 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.6 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$279 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
19%$917 thousand
Individual income tax
13%$609 thousand

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$597 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$403 thousand
  • Other service charges$177 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.2%

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

From the federal government
3.2%$151 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$477 thousand

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$43 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$71 thousand
Fines
0.8%$39 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails38%Running the government and other costs32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Roads, transit and parking7.3%Parks, recreation and libraries2.5%Interest on debt0.9%

What stands out

19%

of Wilkes Barre 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Fire protection$72 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$71 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$21 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$1.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$917 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$339 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$162 thousand
  • Government buildings$63 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$883 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$494 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$389 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.3%$336 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$336 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$115 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$115 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$40 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wilkes Barre 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 Wilkes Barre 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.