Township government · Northampton County, PA

East Allen Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), East Allen Township took in $3.3 million and spent $3.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes75%State tax money8.6%Federal tax money6.9%Fees for services (parks and recreation)5.0%Fines and other4.6%

What stands out

24%

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

Township taxes75%

Property tax
40%$1.3 million
Individual income tax
24%$788 thousand
Other taxes
11%$381 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$184 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$100 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$97 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.0%

Fees for services
5.0%$165 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation and other service charges
  • Parks and recreation$97 thousand
  • Other service charges$68 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.9%

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

From the federal government
6.9%$230 thousand

State tax money8.6%

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

From the state
8.6%$286 thousand

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$144 thousand
Fines
0.3%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking39%Running the government and other costs28%Parks, recreation and libraries24%Police, fire, courts and jails7.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.6%All other spending0.3%

What stands out

24%

of East Allen 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
39%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
28%$871 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$418 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$373 thousand
  • Government buildings$55 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$25 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
24%$752 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$752 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.6%$238 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$143 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$49 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$46 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.6%$51 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$42 thousand
  • Sewer systems$9 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

East Allen Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of East Allen 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.