Township government · Berks County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Douglass Township took in $3.0 million and spent $2.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes56%Fees for services (sewer, road charges)23%State tax money9.0%Federal tax money6.3%Fines and other6.0%

What stands out

23%

of Douglass Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes56%

Property tax
32%$967 thousand
Individual income tax
17%$506 thousand
Other taxes
6.3%$187 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$84 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$69 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$691 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$565 thousand
  • Other service charges$98 thousand
  • Road charges$25 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.3%

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

From the federal government
6.3%$189 thousand

State tax money9.0%

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

From the state
9.0%$270 thousand

Fines and other6.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.8%$142 thousand
Fines
1.2%$36 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Roads, transit and parking37%Running the government and other costs15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.0%Parks, recreation and libraries4.0%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

37%

of Douglass 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
37%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$888 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$87 thousand
  • Fire protection$86 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$39 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
37%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
15%$442 thousand
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)$193 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$124 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$88 thousand
  • Government buildings$37 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.0%$176 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$172 thousand
  • Water supply$3 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.0%$119 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$116 thousand
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$17 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$17 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Douglass 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 Douglass 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.