Township government · Lancaster County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pequea Township took in $2.9 million and spent $2.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes64%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)12%Federal tax money9.7%State tax money9.6%Fines and other2.6%County and local tax money1.7%

What stands out

26%

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

Township taxes64%

Property tax
26%$742 thousand
Individual income tax
26%$740 thousand
Other taxes
13%$366 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$253 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$70 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$43 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$355 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$341 thousand
  • Garbage collection$13 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.7%

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

From the federal government
9.7%$279 thousand

State tax money9.6%

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

From the state
9.6%$277 thousand

County and local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.7%$48 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$51 thousand
Fines
0.9%$25 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking48%Police, fire, courts and jails34%Running the government and other costs14%Parks, recreation and libraries3.8%Health and hospitals0.2%

What stands out

34%

of Pequea 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
48%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$842 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$694 thousand
  • Fire protection$108 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$24 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$16 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$346 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)$251 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$55 thousand
  • Government buildings$24 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$16 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.8%$94 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$94 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Pequea 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 Pequea 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.