Township government · Cumberland County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hampden Township took in $33.0 million and spent $30.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)52%Township taxes36%State tax money5.9%Fines and other5.1%County and local tax money0.5%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

22%

of Hampden Township's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Township taxes36%

Individual income tax

22%$7.3 million

Other taxes

12%$3.9 million

What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more

Occupation and business licenses$1.8 million
Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.5 million
Public utility licenses$602 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax

2.4%$781 thousand

Fees for services52%

Fees for services

52%$17.2 million

What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 2 more

Sewer$10.2 million
Garbage collection$3.7 million
Parks and recreation$2.0 million
Other service charges$1.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government

<0.1%$27 thousand

State tax money5.9%

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

From the state

5.9%$2.0 million

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

0.5%$175 thousand

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other

4.7%$1.6 million

Fines

0.3%$113 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Roads, transit and parking19%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Running the government and other costs11%Parks, recreation and libraries8.3%All other spending8.8%

What stands out

35%

of Hampden 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

35%$10.6 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste

Sewer systems$7.1 million
Garbage and solid waste$3.5 million

Roads, transit and parking

19%$5.6 million

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$5.6 million

Police, fire, courts and jails

18%$5.4 million

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more

Police$4.6 million
Fire protection$778 thousand
Courts and legal services$76 thousand

Running the government and other costs

11%$3.4 million

What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 2 more

Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
Government buildings$930 thousand
Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$709 thousand
Other and not broken out$362 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

8.3%$2.5 million

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$2.5 million

Interest on debt

5.0%$1.5 million

Health and hospitals

3.8%$1.1 million

What's in health and hospitalsPublic health

Public health$1.1 million

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hampden 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 Hampden 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.