Township government · Lancaster County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Strasburg Township took in $2.1 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes49%Fees for services (sewer, water)22%Federal tax money11%State tax money11%Fines and other7.4%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

29%

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

Township taxes49%

Individual income tax
29%$599 thousand
Property tax
10%$212 thousand
Other taxes
10%$211 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$98 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$67 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$46 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$446 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$159 thousand
  • Other service charges$147 thousand
  • Water$140 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%$227 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$219 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$5 thousand

Fines and other7.4%

Interest, rents and other
7.1%$148 thousand
Fines
0.3%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking41%Running the government and other costs22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Parks, recreation and libraries5.2%All other spending4.1%

What stands out

16%

of Strasburg 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%

Roads, transit and parking
41%$598 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$598 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$325 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)$138 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$90 thousand
  • Government buildings$52 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$45 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$238 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$110 thousand
  • Sewer systems$96 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$32 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$177 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$145 thousand
  • Police$18 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$11 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.2%$76 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$50 thousand
  • Libraries$26 thousand
Interest on debt
3.7%$55 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Strasburg 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 Strasburg 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.