Township government · Chester County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), East Whiteland Township took in $23.1 million and spent $21.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes75%Fees for services (sewer)19%State tax money3.8%Fines and other2.5%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

48%

of East Whiteland 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 taxes75%

Individual income tax
48%$11.0 million
Other taxes
23%$5.3 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$3.0 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$2.2 million
  • Public utility licenses$210 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
3.6%$829 thousand

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$4.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$4.2 million
  • Other service charges$103 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.8%

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

From the state
3.8%$883 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$103 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$535 thousand
Fines
0.2%$38 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails45%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Roads, transit and parking13%Running the government and other costs11%Parks, recreation and libraries7.0%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

45%

of East Whiteland Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
45%$9.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$6.0 million
  • Fire protection$2.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$758 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$259 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$4.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$4.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$22 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$2.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.8 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$2.4 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)$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$474 thousand
  • Government buildings$185 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$142 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.0%$1.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
  • Libraries$47 thousand
Interest on debt
3.4%$720 thousand
Housing and community development
0.6%$121 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

East Whiteland 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 Whiteland 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.