Township government · Berks County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Centre Township took in $1.4 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes61%State tax money19%Federal tax money16%Fines and other4.1%Fees for services0.4%

What stands out

44%

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

Township taxes61%

Individual income tax
44%$621 thousand
Other taxes
13%$178 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$77 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$56 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$45 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
4.9%$70 thousand

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$6 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money16%

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

From the federal government
16%$223 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$266 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$58 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking63%Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails7.0%Health and hospitals1.1%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.3%

What stands out

63%

of Centre Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
63%$743 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$743 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$330 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$134 thousand
  • Government buildings$106 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$69 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$21 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.0%$82 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$51 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$31 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$13 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Centre 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 Centre 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.