Township government · Cumberland County, PA

Silver Spring Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Silver Spring Township took in $18.4 million and spent $17.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes63%Fines and other16%Fees for services (parks and recreation, water)13%State tax money8.1%

What stands out

28%

of Silver Spring 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 taxes63%

Individual income tax
28%$5.1 million
Property tax
21%$3.9 million
Other taxes
14%$2.6 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.6 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$639 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$356 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 3 more
  • Other service charges$2.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$260 thousand
  • Water$93 thousand
  • Road charges$14 thousand
  • Garbage collection$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.1%

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

From the state
8.1%$1.5 million

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
15%$2.8 million
Fines
0.2%$45 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Roads, transit and parking30%Running the government and other costs29%Parks, recreation and libraries4.5%Environment and natural resources1.4%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

30%

of Silver Spring 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$6.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$3.4 million
  • Fire protection$2.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$572 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
30%$5.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.3 million
Running the government and other costs
29%$5.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$2.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$636 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$456 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.5%$798 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$798 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.4%$256 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$256 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$252 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$38 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$38 thousand
Housing and community development
0.1%$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Silver Spring 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 Silver Spring 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.