Township government · Chester County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), East Vincent Township took in $6.9 million and spent $4.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes62%Fees for services (sewer)25%State tax money6.0%Federal tax money5.6%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

39%

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

Township taxes62%

Individual income tax
39%$2.7 million
Other taxes
12%$803 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$347 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$242 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$116 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$98 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
11%$781 thousand

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$1.7 million
  • Other service charges$80 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.6%

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

From the federal government
5.6%$384 thousand

State tax money6.0%

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

From the state
6.0%$412 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$50 thousand
Fines
0.4%$25 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Roads, transit and parking17%Interest on debt16%Running the government and other costs15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

16%

of East Vincent Township's spending goes to interest on debt.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$131 thousand
  • Fire protection$107 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$25 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$822 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$822 thousand
Interest on debt
16%$754 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$703 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$480 thousand
  • Government buildings$129 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$79 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$15 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$683 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$683 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$45 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$28 thousand
  • Libraries$17 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

East Vincent 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 Vincent 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.