Township government · Bucks County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), East Rockhill Township took in $4.5 million and spent $3.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes68%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)21%State tax money6.9%Fines and other3.5%

What stands out

39%

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

Township taxes68%

Individual income tax
39%$1.8 million
Property tax
20%$901 thousand
Other taxes
8.7%$391 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$191 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$114 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$86 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$955 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$774 thousand
  • Other service charges$126 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$55 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.9%

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

From the state
6.9%$308 thousand

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$151 thousand
Fines
0.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Roads, transit and parking16%Environment and natural resources2.9%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

20%

of East Rockhill Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
30%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$656 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$193 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$170 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$108 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$908 thousand
  • Fire protection$110 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$44 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$22 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$771 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$721 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$50 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$598 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$598 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.9%$109 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$109 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$49 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$49 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$27 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

East Rockhill 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 Rockhill 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.