Township government · Lancaster County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Eden Township took in $824 thousand and spent $598 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes58%State tax money19%Federal tax money14%Fees for services6.3%Fines and other2.5%

What stands out

27%

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

Township taxes58%

Individual income tax
27%$224 thousand
Property tax
20%$162 thousand
Other taxes
11%$94 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$43 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$41 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.3%

Fees for services
6.3%$52 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$52 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$117 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$154 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$19 thousand
Fines
0.2%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking58%Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Parks, recreation and libraries1.3%Health and hospitals0.3%

What stands out

29%

of Eden Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
58%$348 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$348 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$176 thousand
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$97 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$49 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$20 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$64 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$27 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$27 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Eden 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 Eden 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.