Township government · Beaver County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hopewell Township took in $10.3 million and spent $9.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes56%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)35%State tax money8.2%Fines and other1.7%

What stands out

20%

of Hopewell 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 taxes56%

Property tax
28%$2.8 million
Individual income tax
20%$2.1 million
Other taxes
7.6%$782 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$381 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$331 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$70 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$3.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$3.4 million
  • Other service charges$127 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$44 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.2%

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

From the state
8.2%$847 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$148 thousand
Fines
0.2%$24 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Roads, transit and parking20%Running the government and other costs17%Parks, recreation and libraries4.2%Interest on debt2.3%

What stands out

24%

of Hopewell 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$3.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.6 million
  • Fire protection$323 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$56 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$2.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$2.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$26 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$1.6 million
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)$829 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$549 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$148 thousand
  • Government buildings$104 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.2%$396 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$386 thousand
  • Libraries$10 thousand
Interest on debt
2.3%$211 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hopewell 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 Hopewell 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.