Township government · Chester County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Charlestown Township took in $8.2 million and spent $11.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes86%Fees for services (parks and recreation)6.2%Federal tax money4.0%State tax money3.1%Fines and other0.7%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

64%

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

Township taxes86%

Individual income tax
64%$5.2 million
Other taxes
15%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.0 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$136 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$120 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
6.6%$541 thousand

Fees for services6.2%

Fees for services
6.2%$506 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$474 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.0%

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

From the federal government
4.0%$328 thousand

State tax money3.1%

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

From the state
3.1%$253 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$30 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$55 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Environment and natural resources32%Housing and community development32%Roads, transit and parking12%Police, fire, courts and jails8.4%Parks, recreation and libraries7.2%All other spending8.4%

What stands out

32%

of Charlestown Township's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Environment and natural resources
32%$3.6 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3.6 million
Housing and community development
32%$3.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
12%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.4%$942 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$537 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$276 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$129 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.2%$811 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$811 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.5%$725 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)$372 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$290 thousand
  • Government buildings$37 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$26 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$213 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Charlestown 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 Charlestown 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.