Township government · Chester County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pennsbury Township took in $2.5 million and spent $2.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes73%State tax money7.8%Federal tax money7.5%Fines and other6.7%Fees for services (water)5.2%

What stands out

33%

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

Township taxes73%

Individual income tax
33%$831 thousand
Property tax
23%$587 thousand
Other taxes
17%$424 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$293 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$84 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$47 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.2%

Fees for services
5.2%$133 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and water
  • Other service charges$114 thousand
  • Water$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.5%

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

From the federal government
7.5%$191 thousand

State tax money7.8%

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

From the state
7.8%$198 thousand

Fines and other6.7%

Interest, rents and other
6.6%$168 thousand
Fines
0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs28%Roads, transit and parking21%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Environment and natural resources11%Housing and community development11%All other spending12%

What stands out

11%

of Pennsbury Township's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
28%$631 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)$257 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$254 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$63 thousand
  • Government buildings$57 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$471 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$471 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$389 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$309 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$40 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$40 thousand
Environment and natural resources
11%$258 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$258 thousand
Housing and community development
11%$257 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.8%$110 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$110 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.8%$86 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$76 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
Interest on debt
3.3%$75 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Pennsbury 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 Pennsbury 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.