Township government · Cumberland 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 $2.0 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)63%Township taxes19%State tax money8.3%Federal tax money6.3%Fines and other3.6%

What stands out

63%

of Hopewell Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes19%

Individual income tax
15%$316 thousand
Other taxes
3.3%$67 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$57 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services63%

Fees for services
63%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$1.2 million
  • Other service charges$34 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
  • Road charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.3%

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

From the federal government
6.3%$130 thousand

State tax money8.3%

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

From the state
8.3%$170 thousand

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$71 thousand
Fines
0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking41%Parks, recreation and libraries25%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails6.9%Housing and community development6.5%

What stands out

25%

of Hopewell Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
41%$510 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$510 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
25%$313 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$310 thousand
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$254 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)$102 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$69 thousand
  • Government buildings$62 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$20 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.9%$86 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$51 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$21 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$14 thousand
Housing and community development
6.5%$81 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.