Township government · Chester County, PA

London Britain Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), London Britain Township took in $1.9 million and spent $2.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes74%State tax money12%Federal tax money8.8%Fees for services (sewer)4.8%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

10%

of London Britain Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes74%

Property tax
63%$1.2 million
Other taxes
10%$202 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and public utility licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$152 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$50 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.8%

Fees for services
4.8%$93 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$62 thousand
  • Other service charges$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.8%

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

From the federal government
8.8%$170 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$226 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$15 thousand
Fines
0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking62%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails7.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.0%Parks, recreation and libraries3.6%All other spending4.5%

What stands out

4%

of London Britain Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
62%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$401 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)$183 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$111 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$91 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses-$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.3%$160 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$130 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$19 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$11 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.0%$87 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$86 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.6%$80 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$68 thousand
  • Libraries$12 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.8%$61 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$61 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$26 thousand
Housing and community development
0.4%$8 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$4 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

London Britain 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 London Britain 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.