Township government · Monroe County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Barrett Township took in $3.2 million and spent $3.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes68%State tax money20%Federal tax money6.7%Fees for services (garbage collection)3.6%County and local tax money1.3%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

15%

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

Township taxes68%

Property tax
40%$1.3 million
Individual income tax
15%$483 thousand
Other taxes
13%$413 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$201 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$147 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$65 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.6%

Fees for services
3.6%$117 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$107 thousand
  • Garbage collection$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.7%

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

From the federal government
6.7%$217 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$654 thousand

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.3%$41 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Fines
0.2%$7 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.2%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking56%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs16%Parks, recreation and libraries6.5%Health and hospitals0.9%Interest on debt<0.1%

What stands out

21%

of Barrett 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%

Roads, transit and parking
56%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$767 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$594 thousand
  • Fire protection$111 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$37 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$25 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$601 thousand
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)$211 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$185 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$173 thousand
  • Government buildings$32 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.5%$241 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$144 thousand
  • Libraries$97 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$32 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$32 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Barrett 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 Barrett 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.