Township government · Wayne County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Dreher Township took in $688 thousand and spent $641 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes67%State tax money13%Federal tax money10%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)5.5%Fines and other2.8%County and local tax money1.2%

What stands out

44%

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

Township taxes67%

Individual income tax
44%$302 thousand
Property tax
16%$108 thousand
Other taxes
7.4%$51 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; amusement taxes and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$44 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$5 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.5%

Fees for services
5.5%$38 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$36 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$72 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$90 thousand

County and local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.2%$8 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$16 thousand
Fines
0.4%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking46%Running the government and other costs40%Police, fire, courts and jails5.3%Parks, recreation and libraries4.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.3%Health and hospitals0.2%

What stands out

40%

of Dreher 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
46%$296 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$296 thousand
Running the government and other costs
40%$259 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$127 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$62 thousand
  • Government buildings$48 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$22 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.3%$34 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$24 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.7%$30 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$27 thousand
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.3%$21 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$15 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Dreher 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 Dreher 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.