Township government · Lancaster County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Caernarvon Township took in $2.8 million and spent $2.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)52%Township taxes27%State tax money9.2%Federal tax money9.0%Fines and other3.3%

What stands out

52%

of Caernarvon Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes27%

Individual income tax
21%$601 thousand
Other taxes
5.6%$157 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and public utility licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$125 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
0.1%$3 thousand

Fees for services52%

Fees for services
52%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$1.4 million
  • Other service charges$54 thousand
  • Sewer$51 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.0%

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

From the federal government
9.0%$254 thousand

State tax money9.2%

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

From the state
9.2%$259 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$92 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs52%Roads, transit and parking34%Police, fire, courts and jails6.2%Parks, recreation and libraries4.4%Environment and natural resources1.8%Health and hospitals1.2%

What stands out

52%

of Caernarvon 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
52%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$545 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$279 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$255 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$42 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
34%$727 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$727 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.2%$132 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$85 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$22 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$19 thousand
  • Police$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.4%$95 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$85 thousand
  • Libraries$10 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.8%$38 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$38 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$25 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Caernarvon 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 Caernarvon 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.