Township government · Berks County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hereford Township took in $1.2 million and spent $1.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes62%State tax money16%Federal tax money13%Fees for services (road charges)7.4%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

37%

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

Township taxes62%

Individual income tax
37%$440 thousand
Property tax
15%$178 thousand
Other taxes
11%$131 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$75 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$37 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.4%

Fees for services
7.4%$89 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$70 thousand
  • Road charges$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$159 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$187 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$13 thousand
Fines
0.2%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Roads, transit and parking40%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Parks, recreation and libraries1.7%Health and hospitals0.5%All other spending0.3%

What stands out

42%

of Hereford Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
42%$441 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)$147 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$137 thousand
  • Government buildings$122 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$35 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
40%$420 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$420 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$153 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation; fire protection and 1 more
  • Inspections and regulation$78 thousand
  • Fire protection$55 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$20 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$18 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hereford 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 Hereford 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.