Township government · Northampton County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lehigh Township took in $6.0 million and spent $5.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes64%State tax money14%Federal tax money13%County and local tax money3.9%Fines and other3.0%Fees for services (parks and recreation, road charges)2.1%

What stands out

26%

of Lehigh Township's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Township taxes64%

Property tax
29%$1.7 million
Individual income tax
26%$1.6 million
Other taxes
8.7%$524 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$280 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$186 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$58 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.1%

Fees for services
2.1%$127 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$112 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand
  • Road charges$1 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%$808 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$813 thousand

County and local tax money3.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.9%$234 thousand

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$123 thousand
Fines
1.0%$57 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking38%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Running the government and other costs24%Parks, recreation and libraries7.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.7%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

38%

of Lehigh Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 9.2%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
38%$2.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$112 thousand
  • Fire protection$106 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$1.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$656 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$411 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$253 thousand
  • Government buildings$54 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.6%$435 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$431 thousand
  • Libraries$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.7%$41 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$41 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$33 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$33 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lehigh 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 Lehigh 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.