Township government · Lancaster County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Earl Township took in $4.0 million and spent $4.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes52%Fees for services (garbage collection)14%State tax money11%County and local tax money11%Federal tax money9.5%Fines and other3.1%

What stands out

22%

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

Township taxes52%

Individual income tax
22%$865 thousand
Property tax
18%$703 thousand
Other taxes
12%$478 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$208 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$208 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$62 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$566 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$343 thousand
  • Garbage collection$223 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.5%

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

From the federal government
9.5%$376 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$434 thousand

County and local tax money11%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
11%$422 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$103 thousand
Fines
0.5%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails39%Roads, transit and parking24%Running the government and other costs17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Interest on debt4.0%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

16%

of Earl Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
39%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Fire protection$200 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$155 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$31 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$955 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$955 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$685 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$280 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$192 thousand
  • Government buildings$156 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$57 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$668 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$470 thousand
  • Sewer systems$198 thousand
Interest on debt
4.0%$164 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Housing and community development
0.1%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Earl 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 Earl 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.