Township government · Lancaster County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), East Hempfield Township took in $19.4 million and spent $24.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes57%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)22%State tax money9.4%Federal tax money6.4%Fines and other3.7%County and local tax money1.7%

What stands out

25%

of East Hempfield Township's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Township taxes57%

Individual income tax
25%$4.8 million
Other taxes
16%$3.2 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.6 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.1 million
  • Public utility licenses$464 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
16%$3.1 million

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$4.2 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$1.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
  • Other service charges$1.1 million
  • Parking$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.4%

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

From the federal government
6.4%$1.2 million

State tax money9.4%

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

From the state
9.4%$1.8 million

County and local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.7%$320 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$633 thousand
Fines
0.4%$86 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Roads, transit and parking33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Running the government and other costs8.5%Parks, recreation and libraries6.4%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

33%

of East Hempfield Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 9.2%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$8.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$7.7 million
  • Fire protection$1.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$21 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
33%$8.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$3.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.6 million
Running the government and other costs
8.5%$2.1 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)$1.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$408 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$202 thousand
  • Government buildings$28 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.4%$1.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.5 million
  • Libraries$19 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$93 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$92 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$92 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$17 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

East Hempfield 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 Hempfield 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.