Township government · Lancaster County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Upper Leacock Township took in $8.0 million and spent $4.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes43%Fines and other42%Federal tax money5.8%State tax money5.5%Fees for services (parks and recreation)2.3%County and local tax money1.5%

What stands out

42%

of Upper Leacock Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Township taxes43%

Property tax
17%$1.4 million
Individual income tax
15%$1.2 million
Other taxes
11%$886 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$432 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$359 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$95 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.3%

Fees for services
2.3%$188 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$184 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.8%

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

From the federal government
5.8%$468 thousand

State tax money5.5%

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

From the state
5.5%$445 thousand

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$117 thousand

Fines and other42%

Interest, rents and other
42%$3.4 million
Fines
0.2%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Roads, transit and parking31%Running the government and other costs16%Environment and natural resources10%Parks, recreation and libraries5.8%

What stands out

37%

of Upper Leacock Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Fire protection$227 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$53 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
31%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$710 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)$265 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$217 thousand
  • Government buildings$115 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$113 thousand
Environment and natural resources
10%$468 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$468 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.8%$262 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$242 thousand
  • Libraries$20 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Upper Leacock 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 Leacock 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.