Township government · Berks County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Jefferson Township took in $835 thousand and spent $474 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes58%State tax money17%Federal tax money13%Fees for services (road charges)10%Fines and other2.3%

What stands out

40%

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

Township taxes58%

Individual income tax
40%$333 thousand
Other taxes
14%$119 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; amusement taxes and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$56 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$44 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
3.7%$31 thousand

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$87 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$52 thousand
  • Road charges$35 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%$107 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$139 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$17 thousand
Fines
0.2%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking45%Running the government and other costs36%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Parks, recreation and libraries2.3%Health and hospitals0.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.4%

What stands out

16%

of Jefferson 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
45%$211 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$211 thousand
Running the government and other costs
36%$170 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)$71 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$71 thousand
  • Government buildings$18 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$77 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$43 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$26 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$11 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
  • Libraries$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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.