Township government · Lancaster County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Brecknock Township took in $2.7 million and spent $1.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes51%Fines and other21%State tax money15%Federal tax money8.9%Fees for services4.6%

What stands out

38%

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

Township taxes51%

Individual income tax
38%$1.0 million
Other taxes
7.7%$207 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; amusement taxes and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$165 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$25 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
5.3%$142 thousand

Fees for services4.6%

Fees for services
4.6%$125 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$125 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.9%

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

From the federal government
8.9%$239 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$392 thousand

Fines and other21%

Interest, rents and other
21%$568 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking43%Running the government and other costs34%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Parks, recreation and libraries4.6%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

17%

of Brecknock Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
43%$795 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$795 thousand
Running the government and other costs
34%$629 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)$358 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$223 thousand
  • Government buildings$32 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$16 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$317 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$188 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$89 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$40 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.6%$85 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$43 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$42 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Brecknock Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Brecknock 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.