Township government · Lancaster County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Providence Township took in $2.3 million and spent $1.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes56%Federal tax money19%State tax money17%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)5.7%County and local tax money2.0%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

37%

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

Township taxes56%

Individual income tax
37%$834 thousand
Other taxes
11%$254 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$164 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$81 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
8.5%$193 thousand

Fees for services5.7%

Fees for services
5.7%$131 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$101 thousand
  • Garbage collection$19 thousand
  • Road charges$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money19%

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

From the federal government
19%$426 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$379 thousand

County and local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.0%$45 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$16 thousand
Fines
0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking53%Running the government and other costs33%Police, fire, courts and jails6.8%Parks, recreation and libraries4.7%Interest on debt2.2%

What stands out

4.7%

of Providence Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
53%$857 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$857 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$532 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)$209 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$176 thousand
  • Government buildings$92 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$55 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.8%$110 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$92 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.7%$76 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$70 thousand
  • Libraries$6 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$36 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Providence 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 Providence 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.