Township government · York County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Monaghan Township took in $1.2 million and spent $853 thousand.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

Township taxes71%State tax money13%Federal tax money12%Fees for services3.0%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

38%

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

Township taxes71%

Individual income tax
38%$459 thousand
Property tax
23%$280 thousand
Other taxes
10%$126 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$81 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$44 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.0%

Fees for services
3.0%$37 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$37 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%$140 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$155 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$13 thousand
Fines
0.3%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Roads, transit and parking37%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Health and hospitals0.1%Parks, recreation and libraries0.1%Interest on debt0.1%

What stands out

21%

of Monaghan 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
42%$356 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$122 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$104 thousand
  • Government buildings$93 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$37 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
37%$319 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$319 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$175 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$101 thousand
  • Fire protection$37 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$19 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$18 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Monaghan 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 Monaghan 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.