Township government · Chester County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), West Goshen Township took in $29.9 million and spent $29.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes58%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)34%State tax money4.9%Fines and other2.9%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

32%

of West Goshen Township's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Township taxes58%

Individual income tax
32%$9.5 million
Other taxes
13%$3.9 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$2.4 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.1 million
  • Public utility licenses$456 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
13%$3.8 million

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$10.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Sewer$6.4 million
  • Garbage collection$2.2 million
  • Other service charges$1.7 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$60 thousand

State tax money4.9%

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

From the state
4.9%$1.5 million

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$746 thousand
Fines
0.4%$130 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Roads, transit and parking19%Running the government and other costs14%Parks, recreation and libraries5.7%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

33%

of West Goshen Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 4.5%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$9.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$6.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$8.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$6.6 million
  • Fire protection$972 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$345 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$104 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$5.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.5 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$4.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.7 million
  • Government buildings$447 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$187 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses-$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.7%$1.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.6 million
  • Libraries$20 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$164 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$11 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

West Goshen 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 Goshen 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.