Township government · Lancaster County, PA

Mount Joy Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mount Joy Township took in $7.6 million and spent $7.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes60%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)22%Federal tax money9.5%State tax money6.7%Fines and other1.9%

What stands out

22%

of Mount Joy 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 taxes60%

Property tax
32%$2.4 million
Individual income tax
22%$1.7 million
Other taxes
6.3%$481 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$304 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$173 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$1.3 million
  • Other service charges$207 thousand
  • Road charges$167 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.5%

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

From the federal government
9.5%$724 thousand

State tax money6.7%

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

From the state
6.7%$508 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$104 thousand
Fines
0.5%$40 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails38%Roads, transit and parking23%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Running the government and other costs11%All other spending3.5%

What stands out

38%

of Mount Joy Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$2.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.2 million
  • Fire protection$359 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$92 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$888 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$833 thousand
  • Libraries$55 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$805 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$805 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$775 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$477 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$112 thousand
  • Government buildings$98 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$88 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.6%$114 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$114 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$78 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$50 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$50 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Mount Joy 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 Mount Joy 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.