Township government · Washington County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hanover Township took in $1.9 million and spent $1.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes55%State tax money24%Federal tax money9.9%Fees for services (parks and recreation, road charges)6.6%Fines and other4.7%

What stands out

27%

of Hanover Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes55%

Other taxes
27%$522 thousand
What's in other taxesAmusement taxes; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 2 more
  • Amusement taxes$423 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$78 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$19 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
23%$441 thousand
Property tax
4.1%$78 thousand

Fees for services6.6%

Fees for services
6.6%$126 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$105 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$18 thousand
  • Road charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.9%

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

From the federal government
9.9%$190 thousand

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$464 thousand

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$48 thousand
Fines
2.1%$41 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Roads, transit and parking31%Running the government and other costs19%Interest on debt14%Parks, recreation and libraries1.5%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

14%

of Hanover Township's spending goes to interest on debt.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$579 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$344 thousand
  • Police$190 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$23 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$22 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
31%$560 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$560 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$347 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)$177 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$155 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
Interest on debt
14%$258 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$26 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$26 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$6 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hanover 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 Hanover 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.