Township government · Northampton County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bushkill Township took in $7.4 million and spent $5.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes75%State tax money7.7%Fines and other7.3%Federal tax money6.1%Fees for services (parks and recreation)4.0%

What stands out

35%

of Bushkill 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
35%$2.6 million
Property tax
32%$2.4 million
Other taxes
7.5%$558 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$376 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$118 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$64 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.0%

Fees for services
4.0%$298 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$297 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 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%$450 thousand

State tax money7.7%

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

From the state
7.7%$571 thousand

Fines and other7.3%

Interest, rents and other
7.1%$527 thousand
Fines
0.2%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails51%Roads, transit and parking23%Running the government and other costs21%Parks, recreation and libraries3.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.3%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

51%

of Bushkill 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
51%$3.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.8 million
  • Fire protection$160 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$24 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$64 thousand
  • Government buildings$52 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$12 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.6%$209 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$113 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$96 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.3%$77 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$39 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$38 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$27 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$27 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$26 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bushkill 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 Bushkill 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.