Township government · Berks County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Colebrookdale Township took in $3.1 million and spent $3.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes73%State tax money11%Federal tax money8.8%Fees for services (garbage collection)5.5%Fines and other2.1%

What stands out

24%

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

Township taxes73%

Property tax
37%$1.1 million
Individual income tax
24%$749 thousand
Other taxes
12%$362 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$149 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$127 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$86 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.5%

Fees for services
5.5%$171 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$99 thousand
  • Other service charges$72 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.8%

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

From the federal government
8.8%$270 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$331 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$35 thousand
Fines
1.0%$30 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails43%Roads, transit and parking29%Running the government and other costs18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.2%Health and hospitals0.4%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

43%

of Colebrookdale 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
43%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Fire protection$106 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$68 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$19 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
29%$987 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$987 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$595 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$236 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$166 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$120 thousand
  • Government buildings$73 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.2%$308 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$308 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$12 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Colebrookdale 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 Colebrookdale 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.