Township government · Northampton County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Forks Township took in $19.0 million and spent $13.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes53%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)39%State tax money5.1%Fines and other3.2%

What stands out

20%

of Forks Township's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Township taxes53%

Property tax
23%$4.3 million
Individual income tax
20%$3.9 million
Other taxes
9.9%$1.9 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$836 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$816 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$231 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$7.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Sewer$4.4 million
  • Garbage collection$1.6 million
  • Other service charges$729 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$559 thousand
  • Road charges$84 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.1%

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

From the state
5.1%$978 thousand

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$584 thousand
Fines
0.2%$29 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Roads, transit and parking15%Running the government and other costs14%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Interest on debt1.0%

What stands out

29%

of Forks Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 4.5%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$4.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.7 million
  • Fire protection$233 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$79 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$4.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$2.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
15%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.0 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$2.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$299 thousand
  • Government buildings$153 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$125 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$1.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.6 million
Interest on debt
1.0%$142 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Forks 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 Forks 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.