Township government · Chester County, PA

Easttown Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Easttown Township took in $14.3 million and spent $12.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes49%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)41%State tax money4.8%Federal tax money3.9%Fines and other1.9%

What stands out

41%

of Easttown Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Township taxes49%

Property tax
39%$5.7 million
Other taxes
9.2%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and public utility licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.1 million
  • Public utility licenses$244 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$5.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 3 more
  • Sewer$3.1 million
  • Other service charges$1.5 million
  • Garbage collection$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$227 thousand
  • Road charges$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.9%

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

From the federal government
3.9%$557 thousand

State tax money4.8%

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

From the state
4.8%$694 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$232 thousand
Fines
0.2%$34 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Police, fire, courts and jails36%Running the government and other costs15%Roads, transit and parking6.7%Parks, recreation and libraries6.2%Interest on debt0.6%

What stands out

36%

of Easttown 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
36%$4.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$3.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$4.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$3.9 million
  • Fire protection$615 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$151 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$1.9 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)$1.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$170 thousand
  • Government buildings$102 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$58 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.7%$863 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$863 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.2%$805 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$700 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$105 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$71 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Easttown 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 Easttown 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.