Township government · Dauphin County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), West Hanover Township took in $5.8 million and spent $4.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes68%Fees for services (road charges, parks and recreation)15%State tax money13%Fines and other2.5%County and local tax money1.9%

What stands out

35%

of West Hanover 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 taxes68%

Individual income tax
35%$2.0 million
Property tax
19%$1.1 million
Other taxes
15%$854 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$472 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$205 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$177 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$875 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 1 more
  • Other service charges$434 thousand
  • Road charges$245 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$196 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$740 thousand

County and local tax money1.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.9%$112 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$145 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Roads, transit and parking31%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Interest on debt6.1%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

31%

of West Hanover Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 9.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
36%$1.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$759 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$558 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$374 thousand
  • Government buildings$70 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
31%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$637 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$637 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$617 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$273 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$197 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$147 thousand
Interest on debt
6.1%$297 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.9%$44 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$44 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$17 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

West Hanover 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 Hanover 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.