Township government · Lancaster County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Rapho Township took in $7.1 million and spent $6.4 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 money11%State tax money8.6%Fines and other4.5%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

26%

of Rapho 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 taxes64%

Individual income tax
26%$1.8 million
Property tax
25%$1.8 million
Other taxes
13%$894 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$550 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$219 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$125 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$837 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$590 thousand
  • Other service charges$221 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$23 thousand
  • Road charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$742 thousand

State tax money8.6%

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

From the state
8.6%$608 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$15 thousand

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$290 thousand
Fines
0.4%$28 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking41%Police, fire, courts and jails36%Running the government and other costs11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.7%Parks, recreation and libraries2.1%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

41%

of Rapho Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 9.2%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
41%$2.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$2.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Fire protection$815 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$34 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$20 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$704 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$431 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$96 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$92 thousand
  • Government buildings$85 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.7%$560 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$560 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$137 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$100 thousand
  • Libraries$37 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$43 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$21 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$21 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Rapho 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 Rapho 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.