Township government · Chester County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), East Coventry Township took in $6.2 million and spent $6.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes66%Fees for services (sewer, road charges)20%State tax money7.0%Federal tax money5.7%Fines and other1.2%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

35%

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

Township taxes66%

Individual income tax
35%$2.2 million
Property tax
20%$1.2 million
Other taxes
10%$623 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$426 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$130 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$67 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$876 thousand
  • Other service charges$341 thousand
  • Road charges$6 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.7%

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

From the federal government
5.7%$353 thousand

State tax money7.0%

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

From the state
7.0%$430 thousand

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$45 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$59 thousand
Fines
0.2%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails26%Running the government and other costs18%Environment and natural resources17%Parks, recreation and libraries17%Roads, transit and parking14%All other spending8.1%

What stands out

17%

of East Coventry Township's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$207 thousand
  • Fire protection$94 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$81 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$418 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$339 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$307 thousand
  • Government buildings$114 thousand
Environment and natural resources
17%$1.1 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
17%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
14%$925 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$925 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.3%$351 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$315 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$36 thousand
Interest on debt
2.6%$170 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$14 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

East Coventry 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 Coventry 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.