Township government · Snyder County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Chapman Township took in $547 thousand and spent $528 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes42%State tax money37%Federal tax money15%Fines and other4.6%Fees for services (garbage collection, electric power)1.8%

What stands out

29%

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

Township taxes42%

Individual income tax
29%$158 thousand
Property tax
11%$62 thousand
Other taxes
1.8%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.8%

Fees for services
1.8%$10 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$8 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand
  • Electric power$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$82 thousand

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$200 thousand

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$23 thousand
Fines
0.4%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking82%Running the government and other costs13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.0%Police, fire, courts and jails2.1%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

82%

of Chapman Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
82%$434 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$434 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$66 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$34 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$21 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.0%$16 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$9 thousand
  • Sewer systems$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.1%$11 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$11 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Chapman 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 Chapman 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.