Township government · Lancaster County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Conestoga Township took in $1.5 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes65%State tax money15%Federal tax money14%Fees for services (sewer)4.9%Fines and other0.9%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

37%

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

Township taxes65%

Individual income tax
37%$553 thousand
Property tax
17%$258 thousand
Other taxes
10%$155 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and public utility licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$95 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$60 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.9%

Fees for services
4.9%$73 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and sewer
  • Other service charges$58 thousand
  • Sewer$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$203 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$224 thousand

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$11 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$12 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking59%Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails9.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.3%Parks, recreation and libraries0.6%All other spending0.2%

What stands out

29%

of Conestoga 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%

Roads, transit and parking
59%$735 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$735 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$359 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$145 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$136 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$62 thousand
  • Government buildings$16 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.4%$116 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$78 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$38 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.3%$16 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$16 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$7 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Conestoga 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 Conestoga 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.