Township government · Delaware County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lower Chichester Township took in $3.9 million and spent $3.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes54%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)31%Fines and other5.8%Federal tax money4.7%State tax money4.5%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

31%

of Lower Chichester 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 taxes54%

Property tax
23%$896 thousand
Individual income tax
22%$847 thousand
Other taxes
9.1%$356 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$222 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$82 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$52 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Sewer$804 thousand
  • Garbage collection$357 thousand
  • Other service charges$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.7%

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

From the federal government
4.7%$182 thousand

State tax money4.5%

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

From the state
4.5%$177 thousand

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$20 thousand

Fines and other5.8%

Interest, rents and other
5.2%$204 thousand
Fines
0.5%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails41%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking15%Parks, recreation and libraries1.7%

What stands out

25%

of Lower Chichester 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
41%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Fire protection$151 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$145 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$70 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$983 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$636 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$347 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$649 thousand
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)$203 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$187 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$143 thousand
  • Government buildings$116 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$603 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$603 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$68 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$68 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lower Chichester 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 Chichester 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.