Township government · Chester County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), West Marlborough Township took in $654 thousand and spent $525 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes75%State tax money24%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

33%

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

Township taxes75%

Individual income tax
33%$215 thousand
Property tax
23%$150 thousand
Other taxes
19%$126 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$81 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$28 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$160 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Fines
0.5%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking46%Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Parks, recreation and libraries2.9%Health and hospitals2.7%

What stands out

17%

of West Marlborough 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
46%$243 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$243 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$164 thousand
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)$67 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$52 thousand
  • Government buildings$26 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$19 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$89 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$65 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$12 thousand
  • Police$12 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$15 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$15 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.7%$14 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

West Marlborough 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 Marlborough 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.