Township government · York 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 $2.7 million and spent $3.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes55%Fees for services (parks and recreation)19%State tax money14%Federal tax money11%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

37%

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

Township taxes55%

Individual income tax
37%$984 thousand
Other taxes
14%$383 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$292 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$91 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
3.9%$105 thousand

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$506 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$257 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$249 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$290 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$378 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$29 thousand
Fines
0.2%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs53%Roads, transit and parking29%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Interest on debt4.8%Parks, recreation and libraries2.2%Health and hospitals1.5%

What stands out

53%

of Hopewell Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
53%$1.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$942 thousand
  • Government buildings$738 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$69 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$39 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
29%$977 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$977 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$345 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation; fire protection and 1 more
  • Inspections and regulation$149 thousand
  • Fire protection$130 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$66 thousand
Interest on debt
4.8%$162 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$76 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$65 thousand
  • Libraries$11 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.5%$50 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$50 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.