Township government · York County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lower Chanceford Township took in $1.2 million and spent $862 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes54%State tax money27%Federal tax money14%Fees for services4.4%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

26%

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

Township taxes54%

Individual income tax
26%$312 thousand
Property tax
20%$241 thousand
Other taxes
7.9%$94 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$77 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$16 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.4%

Fees for services
4.4%$53 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$53 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$163 thousand

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$318 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Fines
0.9%$11 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.3%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking53%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Health and hospitals9.9%Parks, recreation and libraries1.6%

What stands out

10%

of Lower Chanceford Township's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
53%$457 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$457 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$210 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$73 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$64 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$60 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$96 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$62 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$24 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
Health and hospitals
9.9%$85 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$85 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$14 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lower Chanceford 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 Chanceford 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.