Township government · Lancaster County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Colerain Township took in $1.3 million and spent $924 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes54%State tax money22%Federal tax money16%Fees for services (parks and recreation)4.3%Fines and other3.3%

What stands out

32%

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

Township taxes54%

Individual income tax
32%$420 thousand
Property tax
14%$178 thousand
Other taxes
8.9%$117 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$115 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.3%

Fees for services
4.3%$57 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$56 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money16%

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

From the federal government
16%$205 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$296 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$43 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking59%Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Parks, recreation and libraries2.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.5%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

11%

of Colerain 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%

Roads, transit and parking
59%$548 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$548 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$245 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)$105 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$102 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$23 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$102 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$50 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$26 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$26 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$19 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
  • Libraries$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.5%$5 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$5 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Colerain 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 Colerain 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.