Township government · Adams County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Menallen Township took in $1.6 million and spent $649 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes51%Fines and other23%State tax money14%Federal tax money12%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)0.9%

What stands out

32%

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

Township taxes51%

Individual income tax
32%$512 thousand
Property tax
11%$167 thousand
Other taxes
7.9%$125 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; amusement taxes and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$82 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$36 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.9%

Fees for services
0.9%$15 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 1 more
  • Other service charges$10 thousand
  • Sewer$4 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$187 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$222 thousand

Fines and other23%

Interest, rents and other
23%$358 thousand
Fines
0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Roads, transit and parking37%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.2%Health and hospitals0.2%

What stands out

24%

of Menallen Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
37%$242 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$173 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$33 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$23 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
37%$239 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$238 thousand
  • Public transit$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$159 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$150 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.2%$8 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$4 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Menallen 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 Menallen 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.