Township government · Chester County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Elk Township took in $848 thousand and spent $409 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes76%State tax money11%Federal tax money10%Fines and other2.9%

What stands out

60%

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

Township taxes76%

Individual income tax
60%$508 thousand
Other taxes
13%$112 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$64 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$27 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
2.8%$24 thousand

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$89 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$90 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$23 thousand
Fines
0.2%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking33%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Running the government and other costs19%Environment and natural resources15%Health and hospitals5.1%All other spending2.7%

What stands out

15%

of Elk Township's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
33%$134 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$134 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$102 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$44 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$38 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$20 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$78 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$135 thousand
  • Government buildings$21 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)-$88 thousand
Environment and natural resources
15%$63 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$63 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.1%$21 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$21 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$12 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
  • Libraries$4 thousand
Housing and community development
-0.2%-$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Elk 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 Elk 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.