Township government · York County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Shrewsbury Township took in $3.3 million and spent $4.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes61%State tax money14%Fees for services (sewer, road charges)12%Federal tax money11%Fines and other2.9%

What stands out

35%

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

Township taxes61%

Individual income tax
35%$1.1 million
Other taxes
14%$457 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$301 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$98 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$58 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
12%$380 thousand

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$384 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 1 more
  • Other service charges$274 thousand
  • Sewer$105 thousand
  • Road charges$5 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%$352 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$453 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$61 thousand
Fines
1.0%$34 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking53%Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails9.9%Environment and natural resources4.5%Health and hospitals1.8%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

4.5%

of Shrewsbury Township's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
53%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
Running the government and other costs
29%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$624 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$387 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$263 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$57 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.9%$448 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$337 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$76 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$35 thousand
Environment and natural resources
4.5%$205 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$205 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.8%$82 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$82 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$51 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$37 thousand
  • Libraries$14 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Shrewsbury 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 Shrewsbury 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.