Township government · Cumberland County, PA

Lower Allen Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lower Allen Township took in $20.0 million and spent $17.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes64%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)20%State tax money7.2%Fines and other5.4%County and local tax money2.0%Federal tax money1.7%

What stands out

18%

of Lower Allen 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 taxes64%

Property tax
37%$7.4 million
Individual income tax
18%$3.5 million
Other taxes
9.4%$1.9 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$794 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$751 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$317 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$3.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$2.2 million
  • Garbage collection$1.6 million
  • Road charges$63 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.7%

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

From the federal government
1.7%$332 thousand

State tax money7.2%

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

From the state
7.2%$1.4 million

County and local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.0%$395 thousand

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.8%$963 thousand
Fines
0.5%$110 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails43%Running the government and other costs19%Roads, transit and parking11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.0%Health and hospitals7.1%All other spending10%

What stands out

43%

of Lower Allen Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
43%$7.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$5.1 million
  • Fire protection$1.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$792 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$3.4 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)$1.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$614 thousand
  • Government buildings$473 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.0%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.6 million
Health and hospitals
7.1%$1.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.2%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.5%$434 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$434 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$285 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lower Allen 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 Lower Allen 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.