Township government · Lancaster County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), West Earl Township took in $12.4 million and spent $7.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money45%State tax money19%Township taxes19%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)13%Fines and other2.2%Federal tax money1.2%

What stands out

45%

of West Earl Township's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes19%

Individual income tax
9.2%$1.1 million
Property tax
6.9%$853 thousand
Other taxes
3.3%$409 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$189 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$138 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$82 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Garbage collection$487 thousand
  • Other service charges$104 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.2%

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

From the federal government
1.2%$147 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$2.4 million

County and local tax money45%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
45%$5.5 million

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$237 thousand
Fines
0.3%$32 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking42%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Running the government and other costs11%Environment and natural resources0.9%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

20%

of West Earl Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
42%$3.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Fire protection$193 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$81 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$960 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$453 thousand
  • Sewer systems$24 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$802 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$364 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$265 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$113 thousand
  • Government buildings$60 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.9%$61 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$61 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$35 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$32 thousand
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$35 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

West Earl 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 Earl 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.