Township government · Bucks County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Durham Township took in $668 thousand and spent $617 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes59%State tax money13%County and local tax money12%Federal tax money8.8%Fees for services (road charges)4.9%Fines and other2.1%

What stands out

33%

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

Township taxes59%

Individual income tax
33%$221 thousand
Property tax
18%$122 thousand
Other taxes
8.1%$54 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$54 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.9%

Fees for services
4.9%$33 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$19 thousand
  • Road charges$14 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%$59 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$87 thousand

County and local tax money12%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
12%$78 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$11 thousand
Fines
0.4%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking47%Running the government and other costs36%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Parks, recreation and libraries4.2%Health and hospitals1.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.0%

What stands out

4.2%

of Durham Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
47%$289 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$289 thousand
Running the government and other costs
36%$223 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$116 thousand
  • Government buildings$54 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$46 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$63 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$34 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$18 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$11 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.2%$26 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$22 thousand
  • Libraries$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.6%$10 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.0%$6 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Durham 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 Durham 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.