Township government · Lebanon 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 $1.4 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money40%Township taxes36%Federal tax money11%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)9.1%Fines and other3.5%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

27%

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 taxes36%

Individual income tax
27%$364 thousand
Other taxes
6.0%$81 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and public utility licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$66 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
3.1%$42 thousand

Fees for services9.1%

Fees for services
9.1%$124 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$79 thousand
  • Other service charges$26 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$18 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$155 thousand

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$544 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$3 thousand

Fines and other3.5%

Fines
1.9%$26 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.5%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking56%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails8.7%Parks, recreation and libraries5.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.2%All other spending5.4%

What stands out

5.5%

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
56%$685 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$685 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$246 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$126 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$97 thousand
  • Government buildings$12 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$11 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.7%$106 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$90 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$13 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.5%$67 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$63 thousand
  • Libraries$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.2%$51 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$50 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.1%$26 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$26 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.6%$20 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$20 thousand
Housing and community development
1.3%$16 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$4 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.