Township government · York County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), East Hopewell Township took in $973 thousand and spent $716 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes58%State tax money23%Federal tax money13%Fees for services3.0%Fines and other2.5%

What stands out

39%

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

Township taxes58%

Individual income tax
39%$381 thousand
Property tax
13%$127 thousand
Other taxes
6.2%$60 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$60 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.0%

Fees for services
3.0%$29 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$130 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$222 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$20 thousand
Fines
0.4%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking44%Running the government and other costs34%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Parks, recreation and libraries3.6%Health and hospitals2.1%

What stands out

16%

of East Hopewell 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%

Roads, transit and parking
44%$315 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$315 thousand
Running the government and other costs
34%$247 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$128 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$63 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$46 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$113 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$56 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$37 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$20 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.6%$26 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$21 thousand
  • Libraries$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.1%$15 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

East Hopewell 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 Hopewell 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.