Township government · Lebanon 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 $2.8 million and spent $2.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)44%Township taxes38%State tax money9.3%Federal tax money8.0%Fines and other0.3%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

44%

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 taxes38%

Individual income tax
21%$589 thousand
Property tax
10%$294 thousand
Other taxes
7.4%$210 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$130 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$42 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services44%

Fees for services
44%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$933 thousand
  • Water$239 thousand
  • Other service charges$69 thousand
  • Road charges$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.0%

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

From the federal government
8.0%$227 thousand

State tax money9.3%

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

From the state
9.3%$264 thousand

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$4 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$8 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities44%Roads, transit and parking25%Running the government and other costs14%Interest on debt10%Police, fire, courts and jails5.4%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

44%

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
44%$929 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$687 thousand
  • Water supply$239 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$516 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$516 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$304 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)$220 thousand
  • Government buildings$48 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$34 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$2 thousand
Interest on debt
10%$209 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.4%$113 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$88 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$23 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$14 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$14 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$12 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 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.