Township government · Chester County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lower Oxford Township took in $2.1 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes65%Federal tax money13%State tax money12%Fines and other5.3%Fees for services (road charges, sewer)4.3%

What stands out

54%

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

Township taxes65%

Individual income tax
54%$1.1 million
Other taxes
8.6%$179 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$145 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$30 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
2.3%$49 thousand

Fees for services4.3%

Fees for services
4.3%$90 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 1 more
  • Other service charges$49 thousand
  • Road charges$40 thousand
  • Sewer$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$266 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$257 thousand

Fines and other5.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$94 thousand
Fines
0.8%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Roads, transit and parking31%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Environment and natural resources7.8%Health and hospitals4.2%All other spending5.6%

What stands out

7.8%

of Lower Oxford Township's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
39%$480 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$241 thousand
  • Government buildings$118 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$103 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$18 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
31%$379 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$379 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$145 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$98 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$31 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$16 thousand
Environment and natural resources
7.8%$95 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$95 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.2%$51 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$51 thousand
Interest on debt
4.1%$50 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$12 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$6 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.5%$6 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lower Oxford 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 Oxford 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.