Township government · Cumberland County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Shippensburg Township took in $2.1 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes51%Fines and other18%Federal tax money14%State tax money10%Fees for services (road charges, garbage collection)6.1%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

26%

of Shippensburg Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes51%

Other taxes
26%$532 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$363 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$127 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$42 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
15%$307 thousand
Individual income tax
11%$228 thousand

Fees for services6.1%

Fees for services
6.1%$128 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 1 more
  • Other service charges$112 thousand
  • Road charges$13 thousand
  • Garbage collection$3 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%$290 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$217 thousand

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$3 thousand

Fines and other18%

Interest, rents and other
17%$362 thousand
Fines
0.9%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking40%Running the government and other costs37%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Parks, recreation and libraries9.6%Interest on debt0.4%Health and hospitals0.1%

What stands out

10%

of Shippensburg 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
40%$565 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$564 thousand
  • Public transit$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
37%$517 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$232 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$183 thousand
  • Government buildings$53 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$50 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses-$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$182 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation; fire protection and 1 more
  • Inspections and regulation$108 thousand
  • Fire protection$66 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.6%$135 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$129 thousand
  • Libraries$6 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Shippensburg 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 Shippensburg 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.