Township government · Cumberland County, PA

Upper Allen Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Upper Allen Township took in $19.8 million and spent $20.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes57%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)29%Fines and other6.5%State tax money6.4%Federal tax money0.7%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

20%

of Upper Allen 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 taxes57%

Property tax
28%$5.5 million
Individual income tax
20%$3.9 million
Other taxes
9.0%$1.8 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$911 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$489 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$376 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$5.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$5.0 million
  • Other service charges$482 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$256 thousand
  • Road charges$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$130 thousand

State tax money6.4%

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

From the state
6.4%$1.3 million

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$86 thousand

Fines and other6.5%

Interest, rents and other
6.1%$1.2 million
Fines
0.4%$70 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Roads, transit and parking17%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Running the government and other costs12%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

22%

of Upper Allen 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
34%$6.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$4.9 million
  • Fire protection$1.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$88 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$4.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$4.3 million
  • Water supply$111 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$3.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$2.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.6 million
  • Libraries$20 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$2.5 million
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)$1.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$637 thousand
  • Government buildings$173 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$126 thousand
Interest on debt
2.4%$483 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$40 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$40 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Upper Allen 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 Upper Allen 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.