Township government · Dauphin County, PA

South Hanover Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), South Hanover Township took in $4.5 million and spent $3.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes51%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)29%State tax money15%Fines and other5.1%

What stands out

37%

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

Township taxes51%

Individual income tax
37%$1.7 million
Other taxes
8.1%$363 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$216 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$129 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
5.9%$261 thousand

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$1.2 million
  • Other service charges$34 thousand
  • Garbage collection$11 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$655 thousand

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
5.1%$226 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking19%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Police, fire, courts and jails5.9%All other spending4.0%

What stands out

38%

of South Hanover Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
38%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$5 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$760 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)$278 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$243 thousand
  • Government buildings$130 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$109 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$686 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$686 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$419 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$419 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.9%$213 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$154 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$59 thousand
Interest on debt
2.6%$93 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.4%$49 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$49 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

South Hanover 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 South Hanover 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.