Township government · Chester County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sadsbury Township took in $4.3 million and spent $4.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)37%Township taxes35%State tax money16%Fines and other12%

What stands out

37%

of Sadsbury Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes35%

Individual income tax
17%$723 thousand
Other taxes
10%$436 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$236 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$109 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$91 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
7.8%$339 thousand

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Garbage collection$371 thousand
  • Other service charges$91 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$711 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
11%$478 thousand
Fines
1.0%$44 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Housing and community development17%Roads, transit and parking12%All other spending4.6%

What stands out

28%

of Sadsbury Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$852 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$331 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$877 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$748 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$129 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$750 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$526 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$119 thousand
  • Fire protection$105 thousand
Housing and community development
17%$738 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$512 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$512 thousand
Interest on debt
4.3%$183 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$11 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sadsbury Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Sadsbury 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.