Township government · Dauphin County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), East Hanover Township took in $4.3 million and spent $4.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money38%Township taxes35%County and local tax money13%Federal tax money7.2%Fees for services (road charges, parks and recreation)5.6%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

24%

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

Township taxes35%

Individual income tax
24%$1.0 million
Other taxes
6.1%$262 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 2 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$134 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$100 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$20 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
5.2%$223 thousand

Fees for services5.6%

Fees for services
5.6%$241 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 1 more
  • Other service charges$154 thousand
  • Road charges$80 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.2%

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

From the federal government
7.2%$312 thousand

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$1.7 million

County and local tax money13%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
13%$560 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$32 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking41%Running the government and other costs35%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Parks, recreation and libraries5.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.7%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

5.3%

of East Hanover Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
41%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
Running the government and other costs
35%$1.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$656 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$437 thousand
  • Government buildings$295 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$55 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$470 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; fire protection and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$225 thousand
  • Fire protection$221 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$24 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.3%$215 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$215 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.7%$190 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$190 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.7%$71 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$71 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

East Hanover 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 Hanover 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.