Township government · Lebanon County, PA

West Cornwall Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), West Cornwall Township took in $1.0 million and spent $730 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes75%Federal tax money11%State tax money8.8%Fees for services (road charges)3.1%Fines and other2.4%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

30%

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

Township taxes75%

Property tax
31%$322 thousand
Individual income tax
30%$306 thousand
Other taxes
14%$139 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$83 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$41 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.1%

Fees for services
3.1%$32 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$31 thousand
  • Road charges$1 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%$108 thousand

State tax money8.8%

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

From the state
8.8%$90 thousand

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%$4 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$17 thousand
Fines
0.8%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Police, fire, courts and jails34%Roads, transit and parking30%Parks, recreation and libraries1.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.3%Interest on debt0.1%

What stands out

34%

of West Cornwall 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%

Running the government and other costs
35%$252 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)$112 thousand
  • Government buildings$57 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$54 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$29 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$245 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$178 thousand
  • Fire protection$56 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$11 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
30%$219 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$219 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$11 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$11 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

West Cornwall 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 West Cornwall 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.