Township government · Dauphin County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lower Paxton Township took in $30.7 million and spent $40.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes65%County and local tax money13%State tax money11%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)6.5%Fines and other3.6%Federal tax money0.5%

What stands out

29%

of Lower Paxton Township's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. townships and towns of 50,000+ people get none.

Township taxes65%

Individual income tax
29%$9.0 million
Property tax
22%$6.7 million
Other taxes
14%$4.2 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$2.0 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.2 million
  • Public utility licenses$967 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.5%

Fees for services
6.5%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$1.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$296 thousand
  • Garbage collection$85 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$158 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$3.5 million

County and local tax money13%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
13%$4.1 million

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$882 thousand
Fines
0.7%$213 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails27%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking21%Interest on debt20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.8%All other spending6.8%

What stands out

20%

of Lower Paxton Township's spending goes to interest on debt.Most U.S. townships and towns of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$10.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$8.2 million
  • Fire protection$2.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$71 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$8.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$989 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$8.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8.4 million
Interest on debt
20%$8.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.8%$2.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$324 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.2%$1.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.6 million
  • Libraries$143 thousand
Housing and community development
2.3%$956 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$100 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$100 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lower Paxton 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 Paxton 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.