Township government · Wayne County, PA

Manchester Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Manchester Township took in $869 thousand and spent $1.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes60%State tax money23%Fines and other11%Federal tax money4.9%Fees for services2.0%

What stands out

10%

of Manchester Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Township taxes60%

Property tax
55%$481 thousand
Other taxes
4.4%$38 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.0%

Fees for services
2.0%$17 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.9%

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

From the federal government
4.9%$43 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$197 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
10%$90 thousand
Fines
0.3%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking74%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails4.4%Interest on debt0.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.2%

What stands out

74%

of Manchester Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
74%$743 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$743 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$206 thousand
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$132 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$29 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$25 thousand
  • Government buildings$20 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.4%$44 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$41 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$9 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Manchester 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 Manchester 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.