Township government · Berks County, PA

Lower Alsace Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lower Alsace Township took in $3.1 million and spent $2.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes79%Federal tax money8.0%State tax money6.9%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)4.9%Fines and other1.6%

What stands out

20%

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

Township taxes79%

Property tax
51%$1.6 million
Individual income tax
20%$607 thousand
Other taxes
7.8%$243 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$132 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$82 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.9%

Fees for services
4.9%$153 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$77 thousand
  • Garbage collection$75 thousand
  • Road charges$1 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%$248 thousand

State tax money6.9%

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

From the state
6.9%$216 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$43 thousand
Fines
0.3%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails52%Running the government and other costs19%Roads, transit and parking13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%Health and hospitals3.6%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

52%

of Lower Alsace 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
52%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$1.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$226 thousand
  • Fire protection$100 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$24 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$494 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$201 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$154 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$119 thousand
  • Government buildings$20 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$328 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$328 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$263 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$261 thousand
  • Sewer systems$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.6%$93 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$93 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$48 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lower Alsace 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 Lower Alsace 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.