Township government · Montgomery County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hatfield Township took in $15.4 million and spent $16.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes67%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)15%State tax money13%Fines and other4.0%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

23%

of Hatfield 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 taxes67%

Property tax
33%$5.1 million
Individual income tax
23%$3.5 million
Other taxes
12%$1.8 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$781 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$717 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$316 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$2.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$2.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$363 thousand
  • Garbage collection$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$2.0 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$27 thousand

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$536 thousand
Fines
0.5%$78 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Running the government and other costs31%Roads, transit and parking24%Parks, recreation and libraries8.2%Environment and natural resources2.3%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

24%

of Hatfield Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 9.2%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$5.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$4.6 million
  • Fire protection$606 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$267 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$127 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$5.2 million
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$2.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$621 thousand
  • Government buildings$164 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$4.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.2%$1.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
Environment and natural resources
2.3%$378 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$378 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$176 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.5%$78 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$78 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hatfield 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 Hatfield 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.