Township government · Northampton County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lower Mount Bethel Township took in $2.0 million and spent $2.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes66%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)14%State tax money10%Federal tax money8.2%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

31%

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

Township taxes66%

Individual income tax
31%$613 thousand
Property tax
27%$526 thousand
Other taxes
8.6%$169 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$87 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$46 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$36 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$281 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; road charges and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$245 thousand
  • Road charges$21 thousand
  • Other service charges$9 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.2%

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

From the federal government
8.2%$162 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$202 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$13 thousand
Fines
0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking53%Running the government and other costs31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%Police, fire, courts and jails3.4%Parks, recreation and libraries1.0%Interest on debt0.7%

What stands out

10%

of Lower Mount Bethel Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
53%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
31%$698 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)$363 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$247 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$44 thousand
  • Government buildings$44 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$230 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$230 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.4%$76 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and fire protection
  • Courts and legal services$46 thousand
  • Fire protection$30 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$23 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lower Mount Bethel 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 Mount Bethel 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.