Township government · Lancaster County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bart Township took in $1.3 million and spent $720 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes41%Fines and other23%State tax money15%Federal tax money14%Fees for services (sewer)5.1%County and local tax money2.0%

What stands out

29%

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

Township taxes41%

Individual income tax
29%$366 thousand
Property tax
8.2%$104 thousand
Other taxes
4.0%$51 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and public utility licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$38 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.1%

Fees for services
5.1%$64 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and sewer
  • Other service charges$58 thousand
  • Sewer$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$176 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$189 thousand

County and local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.0%$25 thousand

Fines and other23%

Interest, rents and other
23%$285 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs44%Roads, transit and parking44%Police, fire, courts and jails9.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.8%Parks, recreation and libraries0.7%Health and hospitals0.6%

What stands out

44%

of Bart Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
44%$319 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$150 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$141 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$13 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
44%$319 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$319 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.3%$67 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$64 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.8%$6 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bart 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 Bart 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.