Township government · Lancaster County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Paradise Township took in $2.4 million and spent $1.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes58%Federal tax money13%State tax money12%Fees for services (sewer)9.8%Fines and other7.6%

What stands out

27%

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

Township taxes58%

Individual income tax
27%$632 thousand
Property tax
20%$480 thousand
Other taxes
11%$252 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$128 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$83 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$41 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.8%

Fees for services
9.8%$232 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and sewer
  • Other service charges$211 thousand
  • Sewer$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$299 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$282 thousand

Fines and other7.6%

Interest, rents and other
7.6%$179 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs41%Roads, transit and parking21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Police, fire, courts and jails9.2%Parks, recreation and libraries5.6%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

20%

of Paradise Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
41%$697 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$429 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$243 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$26 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses-$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$362 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$362 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$338 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$323 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$15 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.2%$155 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$135 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$19 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.6%$95 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$82 thousand
  • Libraries$13 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.0%$33 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$33 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Paradise 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 Paradise 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.