Township government · Berks County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bern Township took in $5.3 million and spent $5.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes64%State tax money13%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)11%Federal tax money6.8%Fines and other4.9%

What stands out

18%

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

Township taxes64%

Property tax
34%$1.8 million
Individual income tax
18%$985 thousand
Other taxes
12%$627 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$296 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$195 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$113 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$583 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Other service charges$297 thousand
  • Garbage collection$277 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
  • Road charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.8%

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

From the federal government
6.8%$365 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$702 thousand

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$208 thousand
Fines
1.0%$55 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs34%Police, fire, courts and jails33%Roads, transit and parking25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.8%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%All other spending0.2%

What stands out

33%

of Bern 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%

Running the government and other costs
34%$1.7 million
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$904 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$584 thousand
  • Government buildings$112 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$96 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$108 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$54 thousand
  • Fire protection$44 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.8%$390 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$390 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$9 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$6 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bern 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 Bern 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.