Township government · Northampton County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Allen Township took in $5.6 million and spent $4.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes72%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)19%Federal tax money4.7%State tax money4.1%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

28%

of Allen Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes72%

Other taxes
28%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.4 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$141 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$82 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
27%$1.5 million
Individual income tax
17%$940 thousand

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Sewer$562 thousand
  • Garbage collection$469 thousand
  • Other service charges$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.7%

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

From the federal government
4.7%$264 thousand

State tax money4.1%

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

From the state
4.1%$232 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.1%$6 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails44%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Roads, transit and parking19%Running the government and other costs16%Parks, recreation and libraries1.1%All other spending0.2%

What stands out

19%

of Allen Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
44%$2.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$2.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$71 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$15 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$931 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$529 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$402 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$899 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$899 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$784 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$349 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$268 thousand
  • Government buildings$99 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$53 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$15 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$52 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$47 thousand
  • Libraries$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$10 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Allen 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 Allen 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.