Township government · Cumberland County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), West Pennsboro Township took in $2.3 million and spent $2.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes49%State tax money19%Federal tax money13%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)10%Fines and other6.6%County and local tax money2.4%

What stands out

30%

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

Township taxes49%

Individual income tax
30%$691 thousand
Property tax
13%$294 thousand
Other taxes
5.8%$132 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$127 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$233 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$159 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$52 thousand
  • Garbage collection$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$294 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$426 thousand

County and local tax money2.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.4%$54 thousand

Fines and other6.6%

Interest, rents and other
6.4%$146 thousand
Fines
0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking59%Running the government and other costs30%Parks, recreation and libraries4.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.9%Police, fire, courts and jails2.4%

What stands out

4.8%

of West Pennsboro Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
59%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
30%$615 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$455 thousand
  • Government buildings$129 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$25 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.8%$98 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$98 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.9%$80 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$80 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.4%$49 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$34 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$15 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

West Pennsboro 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 Pennsboro 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.