Township government · Chester County, PA

Honey Brook Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Honey Brook Township took in $4.3 million and spent $2.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes69%Federal tax money10%Fees for services (garbage collection)9.5%State tax money9.2%Fines and other2.6%

What stands out

49%

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

Township taxes69%

Individual income tax
49%$2.1 million
Property tax
12%$510 thousand
Other taxes
7.3%$315 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$260 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$45 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.5%

Fees for services
9.5%$409 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$205 thousand
  • Garbage collection$204 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$435 thousand

State tax money9.2%

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

From the state
9.2%$395 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$102 thousand
Fines
0.3%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking36%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Environment and natural resources6.8%Housing and community development6.8%All other spending8.9%

What stands out

6.8%

of Honey Brook 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
36%$947 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$947 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$559 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$288 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$142 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$107 thousand
  • Government buildings$21 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$516 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$321 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$132 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$63 thousand
Environment and natural resources
6.8%$176 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$176 thousand
Housing and community development
6.8%$176 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$80 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$60 thousand
  • Libraries$20 thousand
Interest on debt
3.1%$80 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.7%$71 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$71 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Honey Brook 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 Honey Brook 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.