Township government · York County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Dover Township took in $20.4 million and spent $24.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)54%Township taxes34%State tax money6.3%Fines and other6.2%

What stands out

54%

of Dover Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Township taxes34%

Individual income tax
15%$3.1 million
Other taxes
11%$2.2 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.1 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$740 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$326 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
7.5%$1.5 million

Fees for services54%

Fees for services
54%$11.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$8.0 million
  • Water$2.5 million
  • Other service charges$358 thousand
  • Road charges$46 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.3%

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

From the state
6.3%$1.3 million

Fines and other6.2%

Interest, rents and other
5.6%$1.1 million
Fines
0.6%$132 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities63%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Running the government and other costs10%Roads, transit and parking9.2%Parks, recreation and libraries2.5%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

63%

of Dover Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 4.5%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
63%$15.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$12.4 million
  • Water supply$3.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$34 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$3.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.9 million
  • Fire protection$197 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$22 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$2.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$983 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$740 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$704 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$106 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.2%$2.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$626 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$626 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$388 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.8%$203 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$203 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$24 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Dover 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 Dover 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.