Township government · Chester County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Warwick Township took in $1.6 million and spent $869 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes70%State tax money9.5%Federal tax money8.2%Fees for services6.4%Fines and other5.7%

What stands out

63%

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

Township taxes70%

Individual income tax
63%$1.0 million
Other taxes
7.1%$114 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$90 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.4%

Fees for services
6.4%$104 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$104 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.2%

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

From the federal government
8.2%$133 thousand

State tax money9.5%

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

From the state
9.5%$154 thousand

Fines and other5.7%

Interest, rents and other
5.5%$89 thousand
Fines
0.2%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking35%Running the government and other costs33%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.3%Parks, recreation and libraries4.0%Health and hospitals1.4%

What stands out

23%

of Warwick 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%

Roads, transit and parking
35%$301 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$301 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$286 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$150 thousand
  • Government buildings$88 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$43 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$198 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$88 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$73 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$37 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.3%$37 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$35 thousand
  • Sewer systems$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.0%$35 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$35 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.4%$12 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Warwick 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 Warwick 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.