Township government · Adams County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Butler Township took in $1.0 million and spent $713 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes57%State tax money20%Federal tax money13%Fees for services (sewer)8.9%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

31%

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

Township taxes57%

Individual income tax
31%$322 thousand
Property tax
18%$190 thousand
Other taxes
7.3%$76 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and public utility licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$57 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.9%

Fees for services
8.9%$92 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$69 thousand
  • Other service charges$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$137 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$207 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$9 thousand
Fines
0.4%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking45%Running the government and other costs40%Police, fire, courts and jails9.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.2%Health and hospitals0.3%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%

What stands out

5.2%

of Butler 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%

Roads, transit and parking
45%$320 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$320 thousand
Running the government and other costs
40%$286 thousand
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$198 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$48 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$28 thousand
  • Government buildings$12 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.3%$66 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$42 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$15 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$9 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.2%$37 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$36 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Butler 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 Butler 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.