Township government · Chester County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), West Vincent Township took in $5.9 million and spent $6.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes80%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)11%State tax money6.7%Fines and other1.5%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

51%

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

Township taxes80%

Individual income tax
51%$3.0 million
Property tax
21%$1.2 million
Other taxes
8.4%$496 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$418 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$71 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$665 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 1 more
  • Other service charges$514 thousand
  • Sewer$146 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.7%

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

From the state
6.7%$393 thousand

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$42 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$76 thousand
Fines
0.2%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Roads, transit and parking32%Running the government and other costs16%Housing and community development4.6%Environment and natural resources4.4%All other spending5.6%

What stands out

37%

of West Vincent 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$2.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$472 thousand
  • Fire protection$218 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$62 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
32%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.0 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$1.0 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)$409 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$376 thousand
  • Government buildings$150 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$105 thousand
Housing and community development
4.6%$293 thousand
Environment and natural resources
4.4%$281 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$281 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.3%$148 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$148 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$117 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$86 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$85 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

West Vincent 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 Vincent 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.