Township government · York County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Penn Township took in $20.8 million and spent $22.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes48%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)39%State tax money6.4%Fines and other6.4%

What stands out

13%

of Penn 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 taxes48%

Property tax

28%$5.9 million

Individual income tax

13%$2.8 million

Other taxes

6.5%$1.4 million

What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more

Real estate and stock transfer taxes$591 thousand
Occupation and business licenses$488 thousand
Public utility licenses$279 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services

39%$8.1 million

What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 2 more

Sewer$5.6 million
Garbage collection$1.6 million
Other service charges$859 thousand
Parks and recreation$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government

<0.1%$1 thousand

State tax money6.4%

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

From the state

6.4%$1.3 million

Fines and other6.4%

Interest, rents and other

5.9%$1.2 million

Fines

0.5%$103 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails38%Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Roads, transit and parking19%Running the government and other costs4.3%Parks, recreation and libraries1.6%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

36%

of Penn Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 4.5%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails

38%$8.3 million

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more

Police$4.7 million
Fire protection$3.3 million
Inspections and regulation$356 thousand
Courts and legal services$37 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

36%$8.0 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste

Sewer systems$6.4 million
Garbage and solid waste$1.6 million

Roads, transit and parking

19%$4.2 million

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$4.2 million

Running the government and other costs

4.3%$959 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)$639 thousand
Other and not broken out$224 thousand
Government buildings$72 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$24 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

1.6%$348 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries

Parks and recreation$298 thousand
Libraries$50 thousand

Interest on debt

1.2%$265 thousand

Environment and natural resources

0.1%$25 thousand

What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation

Natural resources, farming and conservation$25 thousand

Health and hospitals

<0.1%$15 thousand

What's in health and hospitalsPublic health

Public health$15 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Penn Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Penn 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.