Township government · Berks County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bethel Township took in $3.3 million and spent $2.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes71%State tax money10%Federal tax money6.6%Fees for services (road charges)6.1%Fines and other5.5%

What stands out

32%

of Bethel 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 taxes71%

Other taxes
32%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$905 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$128 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$36 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
23%$757 thousand
Individual income tax
16%$531 thousand

Fees for services6.1%

Fees for services
6.1%$200 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$188 thousand
  • Road charges$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.6%

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

From the federal government
6.6%$218 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$342 thousand

Fines and other5.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$163 thousand
Fines
0.6%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking43%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Running the government and other costs24%Parks, recreation and libraries3.1%Interest on debt0.1%Health and hospitals<0.1%

What stands out

30%

of Bethel 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
43%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$829 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$727 thousand
  • Fire protection$73 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$15 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$14 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$654 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$272 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$255 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$82 thousand
  • Government buildings$45 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$85 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$75 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bethel 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 Bethel 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.