Township government · Berks County, PA

Albany Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Albany Township took in $825 thousand and spent $836 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes51%State tax money33%Federal tax money11%Fines and other4.2%Fees for services0.4%

What stands out

29%

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

Township taxes51%

Individual income tax
29%$236 thousand
Other taxes
14%$119 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; amusement taxes and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$77 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$24 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
7.8%$64 thousand

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$3 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$92 thousand

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$276 thousand

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$32 thousand
Fines
0.4%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking75%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails2.9%Health and hospitals0.6%Interest on debt0.5%

What stands out

75%

of Albany Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
75%$624 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$624 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$179 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$72 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$42 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$33 thousand
  • Government buildings$32 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.9%$24 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$13 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$6 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Albany 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 Albany 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.