Township government · Fulton 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 $498 thousand and spent $408 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes52%State tax money31%Federal tax money16%Fees for services (garbage collection)1.4%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

30%

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

Township taxes52%

Individual income tax
30%$147 thousand
Other taxes
19%$95 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$95 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
3.2%$16 thousand

Fees for services1.4%

Fees for services
1.4%$7 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$5 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money16%

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

From the federal government
16%$78 thousand

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$152 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Fines
0.4%$2 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking52%Running the government and other costs44%Police, fire, courts and jails2.0%Interest on debt1.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.2%

What stands out

44%

of Bethel Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
52%$212 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$212 thousand
Running the government and other costs
44%$181 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$78 thousand
  • Government buildings$73 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$25 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.0%$8 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$8 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 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.