Township government · Berks County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Heidelberg Township took in $1.4 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes45%Fees for services (sewer)24%State tax money23%Federal tax money6.7%Fines and other1.5%

What stands out

24%

of Heidelberg Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes45%

Individual income tax
17%$227 thousand
Other taxes
14%$196 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$147 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$29 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
14%$189 thousand

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$336 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$315 thousand
  • Other service charges$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.7%

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

From the federal government
6.7%$92 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$312 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$15 thousand
Fines
0.4%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Roads, transit and parking27%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Parks, recreation and libraries0.5%Health and hospitals0.3%

What stands out

37%

of Heidelberg 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
37%$451 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$273 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$178 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
27%$328 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$328 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$234 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$124 thousand
  • Government buildings$47 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$39 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$24 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$199 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$133 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$37 thousand
  • Fire protection$29 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Heidelberg 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 Heidelberg 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.