Township government · Adams County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Oxford Township took in $2.4 million and spent $2.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes66%Federal tax money12%State tax money9.2%Fees for services (parks and recreation, sewer)8.5%Fines and other3.8%

What stands out

32%

of Oxford 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
32%$765 thousand
Property tax
20%$490 thousand
Other taxes
15%$357 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$243 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$75 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$39 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.5%

Fees for services
8.5%$206 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; other service charges and 1 more
  • Parks and recreation$111 thousand
  • Other service charges$94 thousand
  • Sewer$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%$293 thousand

State tax money9.2%

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

From the state
9.2%$222 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$61 thousand
Fines
1.3%$31 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking42%Police, fire, courts and jails33%Running the government and other costs24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.8%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

33%

of Oxford 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%

Roads, transit and parking
42%$999 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$999 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$783 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$589 thousand
  • Fire protection$138 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$48 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$572 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$230 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$178 thousand
  • Government buildings$117 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$47 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.8%$44 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$27 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$17 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Oxford 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 Oxford 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.