Township government · Lancaster County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Manor Township took in $13.4 million and spent $14.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes43%State tax money32%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)14%Federal tax money8.2%Fines and other1.6%County and local tax money1.3%

What stands out

24%

of Manor Township's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Township taxes43%

Individual income tax
24%$3.2 million
Property tax
12%$1.6 million
Other taxes
6.5%$865 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$506 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$355 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; sewer and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$1.2 million
  • Sewer$425 thousand
  • Other service charges$204 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$86 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.2%

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

From the federal government
8.2%$1.1 million

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$4.3 million

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.3%$169 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$127 thousand
Fines
0.7%$88 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs33%Parks, recreation and libraries25%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Roads, transit and parking15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.6%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

25%

of Manor Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 2.4%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
33%$4.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$2.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$592 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$504 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
25%$3.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3.6 million
  • Libraries$11 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$3.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.5 million
  • Fire protection$693 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$95 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.6%$368 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$345 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$23 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$57 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$57 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$16 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$16 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Manor 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 Manor 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.