Township government · Lancaster County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Salisbury Township took in $4.9 million and spent $4.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes47%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)19%State tax money16%Federal tax money12%Fines and other3.7%County and local tax money1.7%

What stands out

30%

of Salisbury 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 taxes47%

Individual income tax
30%$1.5 million
Other taxes
17%$829 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$461 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$281 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$87 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$929 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Sewer$841 thousand
  • Garbage collection$55 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$598 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$774 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%$84 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$177 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking62%Running the government and other costs22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%Police, fire, courts and jails4.5%Parks, recreation and libraries1.6%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

62%

of Salisbury 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
62%$2.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.8 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$1.0 million
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)$515 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$277 thousand
  • Government buildings$133 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$80 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$464 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$464 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.5%$208 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$194 thousand
  • Police$11 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$73 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$53 thousand
  • Libraries$20 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Salisbury 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 Salisbury 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.