Township government · York County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Spring Garden Township took in $14.7 million and spent $16.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes60%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)26%State tax money5.1%Federal tax money4.7%Fines and other4.7%

What stands out

17%

of Spring Garden 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 taxes60%

Property tax
27%$3.9 million
Individual income tax
17%$2.4 million
Other taxes
16%$2.4 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.2 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.0 million
  • Public utility licenses$222 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$3.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 3 more
  • Sewer$3.3 million
  • Other service charges$374 thousand
  • Garbage collection$41 thousand
  • Road charges$28 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.7%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
4.7%$691 thousand

State tax money5.1%

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

From the state
5.1%$746 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$2 thousand

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$560 thousand
Fines
0.9%$126 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Running the government and other costs31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Roads, transit and parking10%Interest on debt1.3%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

20%

of Spring Garden Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 4.5%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$6.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.8 million
  • Fire protection$2.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$91 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$66 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$5.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$4.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$426 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$234 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$200 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$3.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$3.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$11 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
Interest on debt
1.3%$212 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$201 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$201 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$117 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$117 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Spring Garden 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 Spring Garden 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.