Township government · Adams County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hamilton Township took in $1.2 million and spent $654 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes60%State tax money13%Federal tax money11%Fees for services (parking, road charges)8.2%Fines and other7.6%

What stands out

34%

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

Township taxes60%

Individual income tax
34%$416 thousand
Property tax
16%$197 thousand
Other taxes
9.3%$113 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$65 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$28 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.2%

Fees for services
8.2%$100 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parking and 2 more
  • Other service charges$56 thousand
  • Parking$28 thousand
  • Road charges$10 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$134 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$164 thousand

Fines and other7.6%

Fines
5.3%$64 thousand
Interest, rents and other
2.3%$28 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs56%Roads, transit and parking21%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Housing and community development2.8%Parks, recreation and libraries2.6%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

56%

of Hamilton 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%

Running the government and other costs
56%$364 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)$175 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$117 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$50 thousand
  • Government buildings$22 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$139 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$139 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$105 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$76 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$21 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$8 thousand
Housing and community development
2.8%$18 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$17 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.2%$8 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$8 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hamilton 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 Hamilton 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.