Township government · Lebanon 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 $2.6 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes66%State tax money13%Federal tax money11%Fees for services6.3%Fines and other3.5%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

28%

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 taxes66%

Other taxes
28%$715 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$596 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$75 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
26%$681 thousand
Property tax
12%$320 thousand

Fees for services6.3%

Fees for services
6.3%$164 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$164 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$277 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$339 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$5 thousand

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$87 thousand
Fines
0.2%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs48%Roads, transit and parking37%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Parks, recreation and libraries3.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.4%

What stands out

48%

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%

Running the government and other costs
48%$639 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$290 thousand
  • Government buildings$175 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$113 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$61 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
37%$493 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$493 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$147 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$89 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$54 thousand
  • Police$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$41 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$36 thousand
  • Libraries$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$5 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$5 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.