Township government · Lancaster County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Elizabeth Township took in $1.5 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes62%Federal tax money14%State tax money14%Fees for services (road charges)6.7%County and local tax money1.6%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

41%

of Elizabeth 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
41%$604 thousand
Property tax
12%$174 thousand
Other taxes
9.6%$142 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$100 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$41 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.7%

Fees for services
6.7%$99 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$92 thousand
  • Road charges$7 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%$209 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$208 thousand

County and local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.6%$24 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$15 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking48%Running the government and other costs34%Police, fire, courts and jails7.8%Parks, recreation and libraries7.8%Environment and natural resources2.7%Housing and community development0.2%

What stands out

7.8%

of Elizabeth Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
48%$505 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$505 thousand
Running the government and other costs
34%$355 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$184 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$122 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$37 thousand
  • Government buildings$12 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.8%$82 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$77 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.8%$82 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$82 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.7%$29 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$29 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Elizabeth 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 Elizabeth 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.