Township government · Schuylkill County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), South Manheim Township took in $1.0 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes69%State tax money17%Fees for services (road charges)8.2%Fines and other6.4%

What stands out

43%

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

Township taxes69%

Individual income tax
43%$436 thousand
Property tax
15%$148 thousand
Other taxes
10%$105 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and public utility licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$71 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.2%

Fees for services
8.2%$82 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$54 thousand
  • Road charges$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$169 thousand

Fines and other6.4%

Interest, rents and other
6.1%$61 thousand
Fines
0.3%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking62%Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails4.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.0%Environment and natural resources0.4%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

29%

of South Manheim Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
62%$692 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$692 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$327 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$159 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$113 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$35 thousand
  • Government buildings$20 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.4%$49 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation; fire protection and 1 more
  • Inspections and regulation$21 thousand
  • Fire protection$15 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$13 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.0%$33 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$33 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$4 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$4 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

South Manheim 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 Manheim 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.