Township government · Carbon County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), East Penn Township took in $1.5 million and spent $1.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes65%State tax money14%Federal tax money9.6%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)9.0%Fines and other2.1%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

21%

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

Township taxes65%

Property tax
36%$559 thousand
Individual income tax
21%$331 thousand
Other taxes
6.9%$107 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$56 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$37 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.0%

Fees for services
9.0%$138 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Sewer$109 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
  • Other service charges$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.6%

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

From the federal government
9.6%$148 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$217 thousand

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$8 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$29 thousand
Fines
0.3%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking34%Running the government and other costs27%Parks, recreation and libraries23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.5%Police, fire, courts and jails5.2%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

23%

of East Penn 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
34%$578 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$578 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$464 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$268 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$85 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$62 thousand
  • Government buildings$49 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
23%$399 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$398 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.5%$163 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$159 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.2%$89 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; fire protection and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$49 thousand
  • Fire protection$36 thousand
  • Police$3 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$21 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

East Penn 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 East Penn 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.