Township government · Berks County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Alsace Township took in $1.8 million and spent $1.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes55%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)20%Federal tax money12%State tax money11%Fines and other1.5%

What stands out

30%

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

Township taxes55%

Individual income tax
30%$520 thousand
Property tax
17%$291 thousand
Other taxes
8.9%$156 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$83 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$71 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$358 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$319 thousand
  • Other service charges$37 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$207 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$195 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$24 thousand
Fines
0.2%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities44%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking21%Police, fire, courts and jails8.8%Interest on debt3.8%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

44%

of Alsace 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
44%$825 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$825 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$400 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$173 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$162 thousand
  • Government buildings$46 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$19 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$398 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$398 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.8%$165 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$84 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$47 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$33 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Interest on debt
3.8%$72 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$13 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Alsace 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 Alsace 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.