Township government · Lancaster County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Clay Township took in $3.1 million and spent $3.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes64%State tax money12%Federal tax money12%Fees for services (sewer, road charges)5.5%Fines and other4.3%County and local tax money2.7%

What stands out

29%

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

Township taxes64%

Individual income tax
29%$894 thousand
Property tax
21%$649 thousand
Other taxes
13%$400 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$212 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$108 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$80 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.5%

Fees for services
5.5%$167 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$88 thousand
  • Other service charges$54 thousand
  • Road charges$20 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$362 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$369 thousand

County and local tax money2.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.7%$83 thousand

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$120 thousand
Fines
0.3%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs48%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Roads, transit and parking16%Parks, recreation and libraries3.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.0%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

28%

of Clay 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%

Running the government and other costs
48%$1.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$910 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$289 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$193 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$39 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$829 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$612 thousand
  • Fire protection$176 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$34 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$488 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$488 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.5%$103 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$81 thousand
  • Libraries$22 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.0%$60 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$57 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$3 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.9%$28 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$28 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$14 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$14 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Clay 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 Clay 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.