Township government · Chester County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), West Fallowfield Township took in $1.1 million and spent $964 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes60%State tax money21%Federal tax money12%Fees for services (road charges, garbage collection)3.4%Fines and other3.4%

What stands out

28%

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

Township taxes60%

Individual income tax
28%$317 thousand
Property tax
25%$277 thousand
Other taxes
6.8%$76 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$49 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$18 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.4%

Fees for services
3.4%$38 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 1 more
  • Other service charges$23 thousand
  • Road charges$8 thousand
  • Garbage collection$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$136 thousand

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$235 thousand

Fines and other3.4%

Fines
2.3%$26 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.1%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking36%Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.1%Health and hospitals2.0%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

28%

of West Fallowfield 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
36%$347 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$347 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$299 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$115 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$90 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$59 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$35 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$270 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$186 thousand
  • Fire protection$58 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$17 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$9 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.1%$20 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$20 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.0%$19 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$19 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

West Fallowfield 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 Fallowfield 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.