Township government · Chester County, PA

East Bradford Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), East Bradford Township took in $8.2 million and spent $9.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes76%Fees for services (sewer)8.0%State tax money6.9%Federal tax money6.3%Fines and other2.1%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

49%

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

Township taxes76%

Individual income tax
49%$4.0 million
Property tax
15%$1.2 million
Other taxes
12%$996 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$723 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$192 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$81 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.0%

Fees for services
8.0%$657 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and sewer
  • Other service charges$470 thousand
  • Sewer$187 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.3%

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

From the federal government
6.3%$518 thousand

State tax money6.9%

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

From the state
6.9%$565 thousand

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$43 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$159 thousand
Fines
0.2%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking32%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Running the government and other costs20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Parks, recreation and libraries6.4%All other spending7.0%

What stands out

12%

of East Bradford 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%

Roads, transit and parking
32%$2.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$2.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Fire protection$374 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$92 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$22 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$1.8 million
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$922 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$454 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$351 thousand
  • Government buildings$89 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$29 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.4%$586 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$576 thousand
  • Libraries$10 thousand
Interest on debt
5.1%$467 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.6%$148 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$148 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$18 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

East Bradford 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 East Bradford 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.