Township government · York County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Conewago Township took in $5.2 million and spent $4.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes65%Fines and other15%Federal tax money8.6%State tax money6.7%Fees for services (parks and recreation)4.8%

What stands out

25%

of Conewago 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
25%$1.3 million
Other taxes
24%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$588 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$556 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$98 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
16%$819 thousand

Fees for services4.8%

Fees for services
4.8%$252 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$239 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.6%

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

From the federal government
8.6%$445 thousand

State tax money6.7%

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

From the state
6.7%$350 thousand

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
15%$758 thousand
Fines
0.8%$40 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking59%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Running the government and other costs17%Parks, recreation and libraries0.6%Health and hospitals0.3%

What stands out

23%

of Conewago 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%$2.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$953 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$895 thousand
  • Fire protection$58 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$733 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)$421 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$228 thousand
  • Government buildings$64 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$20 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$25 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$25 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$12 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Conewago 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 Conewago 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.