Township government · Chester County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), East Marlborough Township took in $7.3 million and spent $5.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes43%Fees for services (sewer, road charges)39%State tax money12%Federal tax money5.4%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

39%

of East Marlborough Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes43%

Property tax
23%$1.7 million
Other taxes
20%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$782 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$489 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$167 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$2.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$1.9 million
  • Other service charges$816 thousand
  • Road charges$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.4%

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

From the federal government
5.4%$395 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$865 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$75 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking33%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Running the government and other costs20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Parks, recreation and libraries5.3%All other spending3.5%

What stands out

14%

of East Marlborough Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
33%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$629 thousand
  • Police$386 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$147 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$131 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$1.0 million
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$556 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$311 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$113 thousand
  • Government buildings$45 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$710 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$701 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.3%$276 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$236 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$40 thousand
Interest on debt
3.0%$157 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$17 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$17 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$7 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

East Marlborough 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 Marlborough 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.