Township government · Dauphin County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wayne Township took in $541 thousand and spent $1.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes54%State tax money25%Federal tax money13%Fines and other5.0%Fees for services2.2%

What stands out

38%

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

Township taxes54%

Individual income tax
38%$204 thousand
Other taxes
9.4%$51 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and public utility licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$32 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
7.2%$39 thousand

Fees for services2.2%

Fees for services
2.2%$12 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$72 thousand

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$136 thousand

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$25 thousand
Fines
0.4%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking90%Running the government and other costs7.0%Police, fire, courts and jails1.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.0%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%Health and hospitals<0.1%

What stands out

90%

of Wayne Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
90%$930 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$930 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.0%$73 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$31 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$29 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.9%$20 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$14 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.0%$10 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$8 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wayne 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 Wayne 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.