Township government · Berks County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cumru Township took in $18.3 million and spent $20.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes50%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)38%State tax money5.8%Federal tax money4.4%Fines and other1.9%

What stands out

14%

of Cumru Township's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Township taxes50%

Property tax
31%$5.7 million
Individual income tax
14%$2.6 million
Other taxes
4.8%$884 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$462 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$296 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$126 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$6.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Sewer$4.8 million
  • Garbage collection$1.7 million
  • Other service charges$348 thousand
  • Road charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.4%

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

From the federal government
4.4%$811 thousand

State tax money5.8%

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

From the state
5.8%$1.1 million

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$300 thousand
Fines
0.3%$53 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities43%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Running the government and other costs15%Roads, transit and parking11%Interest on debt1.9%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

43%

of Cumru Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 4.5%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
43%$8.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$7.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$5.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$4.6 million
  • Fire protection$1.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$55 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$4 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$3.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$954 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$645 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$212 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$2.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.2 million
Interest on debt
1.9%$382 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$199 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$199 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$86 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$48 thousand
  • Libraries$38 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cumru 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 Cumru 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.