Township government · Susquehanna County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bridgewater Township took in $2.1 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes41%State tax money33%Federal tax money23%Fees for services (gas, garbage collection)1.7%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

31%

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

Township taxes41%

Individual income tax
31%$646 thousand
Property tax
7.4%$155 thousand
Other taxes
2.7%$56 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$54 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.7%

Fees for services
1.7%$35 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGas; other service charges and 1 more
  • Gas$28 thousand
  • Other service charges$6 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money23%

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

From the federal government
23%$484 thousand

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$691 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$18 thousand
Fines
0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking52%Running the government and other costs40%Police, fire, courts and jails6.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.5%

What stands out

40%

of Bridgewater 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%$786 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$786 thousand
Running the government and other costs
40%$599 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Government buildings$380 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$104 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$90 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$24 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.8%$102 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$98 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.5%$22 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$20 thousand
  • Water supply$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bridgewater 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 Bridgewater 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.