Township government · Lancaster County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), East Earl Township took in $3.6 million and spent $3.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes63%State tax money13%County and local tax money11%Federal tax money10%Fines and other1.8%Fees for services1.6%

What stands out

25%

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

Township taxes63%

Property tax
28%$1.0 million
Individual income tax
25%$894 thousand
Other taxes
10%$368 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$167 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$150 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$51 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.6%

Fees for services
1.6%$57 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$57 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%$361 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$460 thousand

County and local tax money11%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
11%$382 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$42 thousand
Fines
0.7%$24 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Roads, transit and parking30%Running the government and other costs25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.5%Parks, recreation and libraries0.5%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

34%

of East Earl Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$979 thousand
  • Fire protection$136 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
30%$992 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$992 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$846 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$410 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$282 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$99 thousand
  • Government buildings$41 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$14 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.5%$314 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$186 thousand
  • Water supply$128 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$17 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
  • Libraries$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$15 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$15 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

East 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 East 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.