Township government · Lebanon County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Millcreek Township took in $1.8 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes66%State tax money16%Federal tax money12%Fines and other4.5%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

31%

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

Township taxes66%

Individual income tax
31%$549 thousand
Property tax
24%$420 thousand
Other taxes
12%$210 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$122 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$55 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$219 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$288 thousand

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$8 thousand

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$71 thousand
Fines
0.5%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Roads, transit and parking37%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Parks, recreation and libraries1.8%Interest on debt0.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.1%

What stands out

22%

of Millcreek 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
39%$550 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$283 thousand
  • Government buildings$120 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$97 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$50 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
37%$524 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$524 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$318 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$244 thousand
  • Fire protection$44 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$30 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$26 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$25 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.1%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Millcreek 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 Millcreek 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.