Township government · York County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hellam Township took in $4.0 million and spent $3.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes57%Fees for services (parks and recreation)20%State tax money12%Federal tax money7.9%Fines and other3.2%

What stands out

23%

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

Township taxes57%

Property tax
26%$1.1 million
Individual income tax
23%$903 thousand
Other taxes
8.0%$318 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$152 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$86 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$80 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$804 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$796 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.9%

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

From the federal government
7.9%$313 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$468 thousand

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$71 thousand
Fines
1.4%$55 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails42%Running the government and other costs34%Roads, transit and parking23%Parks, recreation and libraries0.9%Environment and natural resources0.7%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

42%

of Hellam Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
42%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$225 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$11 thousand
Running the government and other costs
34%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$610 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$344 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$211 thousand
  • Government buildings$56 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$813 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$813 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$31 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$31 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$25 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$25 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$12 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hellam 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 Hellam 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.