Township government · Chester County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Birmingham Township took in $3.6 million and spent $2.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Fines and other38%Township taxes32%Fees for services (sewer)18%Federal tax money6.1%State tax money5.4%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

37%

of Birmingham Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Township taxes32%

Property tax

21%$755 thousand

Other taxes

11%$405 thousand

What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more

Real estate and stock transfer taxes$276 thousand
Public utility licenses$69 thousand
Occupation and business licenses$60 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services

18%$658 thousand

What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges

Sewer$356 thousand
Other service charges$302 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.1%

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

From the federal government

6.1%$220 thousand

State tax money5.4%

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

From the state

5.4%$195 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%$2 thousand

Fines and other38%

Interest, rents and other

37%$1.3 million

Fines

0.6%$23 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails45%Roads, transit and parking21%Running the government and other costs19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Parks, recreation and libraries1.4%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

45%

of Birmingham 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails

45%$1.0 million

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more

Police$721 thousand
Inspections and regulation$130 thousand
Fire protection$113 thousand
Courts and legal services$38 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

21%$472 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$472 thousand

Running the government and other costs

19%$425 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$170 thousand
Other and not broken out$170 thousand
Government buildings$76 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

13%$300 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more

Sewer systems$260 thousand
Water supply$32 thousand
Garbage and solid waste$8 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

1.4%$31 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries

Parks and recreation$29 thousand
Libraries$2 thousand

Health and hospitals

0.5%$11 thousand

What's in health and hospitalsPublic health

Public health$11 thousand

Interest on debt

0.1%$3 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Birmingham 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 Birmingham 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.