Township government · Berks County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Brecknock Township took in $2.4 million and spent $2.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes75%State tax money12%Federal tax money10%Fees for services (road charges, parks and recreation)1.5%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

33%

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

Township taxes75%

Individual income tax
33%$779 thousand
Property tax
29%$696 thousand
Other taxes
13%$323 thousand
What's in other taxesAmusement taxes; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 2 more
  • Amusement taxes$150 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$111 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$42 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.5%

Fees for services
1.5%$36 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges; other service charges and 1 more
  • Road charges$21 thousand
  • Other service charges$11 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$246 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$295 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Fines
0.5%$11 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.4%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails40%Roads, transit and parking36%Running the government and other costs22%Health and hospitals1.7%Parks, recreation and libraries0.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.2%

What stands out

40%

of Brecknock 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
40%$983 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$730 thousand
  • Fire protection$164 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$45 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$44 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
36%$888 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$888 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$537 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$196 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$177 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$139 thousand
  • Government buildings$25 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.7%$43 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$43 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$17 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$10 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$4 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Brecknock 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 Brecknock 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.