Township government · Lancaster 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 $1.3 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes62%State tax money19%Federal tax money14%Fees for services4.5%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

37%

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

Township taxes62%

Individual income tax
37%$469 thousand
Property tax
15%$193 thousand
Other taxes
10%$128 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and public utility licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$104 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.5%

Fees for services
4.5%$57 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$57 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$182 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$237 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking49%Running the government and other costs40%Police, fire, courts and jails5.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.4%Health and hospitals0.9%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

40%

of Sadsbury Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
49%$527 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$527 thousand
Running the government and other costs
40%$425 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)$260 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$138 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$19 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.5%$59 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$34 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$25 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.4%$36 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$28 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$10 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$8 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$7 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$7 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. 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.