Township government · Cumberland County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), East Pennsboro Township took in $19.7 million and spent $16.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes42%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)40%State tax money7.1%Federal tax money5.9%Fines and other4.0%County and local tax money1.2%

What stands out

17%

of East Pennsboro 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 taxes42%

Individual income tax
17%$3.4 million
Property tax
17%$3.3 million
Other taxes
7.8%$1.5 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$587 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$580 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$363 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$7.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Sewer$5.2 million
  • Garbage collection$1.8 million
  • Other service charges$538 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$193 thousand
  • Road charges$67 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.9%

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

From the federal government
5.9%$1.2 million

State tax money7.1%

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

From the state
7.1%$1.4 million

County and local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.2%$241 thousand

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$708 thousand
Fines
0.4%$79 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Roads, transit and parking13%Interest on debt5.3%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

27%

of East Pennsboro Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 4.5%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$4.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$2.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.7 million
Running the government and other costs
27%$4.3 million
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$3.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$486 thousand
  • Government buildings$179 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$124 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$4.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.7 million
  • Fire protection$797 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$433 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$39 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
Interest on debt
5.3%$842 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$477 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$477 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$34 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$34 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

East Pennsboro 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 Pennsboro 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.