Township government · Lehigh 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 $1.6 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes64%State tax money17%Federal tax money12%Fees for services (road charges)5.7%Fines and other1.6%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

33%

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

Township taxes64%

Individual income tax
33%$517 thousand
Property tax
24%$367 thousand
Other taxes
7.0%$109 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and public utility licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$60 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$49 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.7%

Fees for services
5.7%$88 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$61 thousand
  • Road charges$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$186 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$259 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%$2 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$24 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking57%Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Health and hospitals2.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.0%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

12%

of Heidelberg Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
57%$757 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$757 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$357 thousand
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)$193 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$79 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$55 thousand
  • Government buildings$30 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$161 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$124 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$31 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.7%$36 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$36 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.0%$14 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$14 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$7 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$2 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.