Township government · Delaware 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 $3.7 million and spent $4.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes58%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)19%Federal tax money13%State tax money8.6%Fines and other1.3%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

21%

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 taxes58%

Property tax
38%$1.4 million
Other taxes
21%$763 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$411 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$209 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$143 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$687 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$606 thousand
  • Other service charges$79 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$484 thousand

State tax money8.6%

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

From the state
8.6%$315 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$3 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$40 thousand
Fines
0.2%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Housing and community development13%Roads, transit and parking12%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

18%

of Bethel 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%

Running the government and other costs
31%$1.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$669 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$301 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$271 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$143 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$1.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$637 thousand
  • Fire protection$183 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$124 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$90 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$776 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$776 thousand
Housing and community development
13%$585 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$550 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$550 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$63 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$35 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$28 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$12 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$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.