Township government · Lawrence County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wilmington Township took in $1.2 million and spent $998 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes47%County and local tax money25%State tax money15%Federal tax money12%Fines and other1.6%Fees for services0.7%

What stands out

28%

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

Township taxes47%

Individual income tax
28%$330 thousand
Property tax
11%$124 thousand
Other taxes
7.7%$90 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$59 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$18 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$8 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$134 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$169 thousand

County and local tax money25%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
25%$290 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$16 thousand
Fines
0.3%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking41%Running the government and other costs25%Parks, recreation and libraries25%Police, fire, courts and jails8.8%Health and hospitals0.6%

What stands out

25%

of Wilmington Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
41%$407 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$407 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$249 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$126 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$61 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$46 thousand
  • Government buildings$16 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
25%$248 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$248 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.8%$88 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$47 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$32 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$8 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wilmington 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 Wilmington 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.