Township government · Northampton County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lower Nazareth Township took in $8.0 million and spent $7.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes80%State tax money7.5%Fines and other5.1%Federal tax money4.3%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)2.3%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

38%

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

Township taxes80%

Individual income tax
38%$3.1 million
Property tax
24%$1.9 million
Other taxes
18%$1.5 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$909 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$449 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$93 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.3%

Fees for services
2.3%$186 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 2 more
  • Other service charges$113 thousand
  • Sewer$61 thousand
  • Garbage collection$9 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.3%

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

From the federal government
4.3%$345 thousand

State tax money7.5%

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

From the state
7.5%$606 thousand

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$52 thousand

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$371 thousand
Fines
0.5%$37 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Roads, transit and parking27%Running the government and other costs22%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.3%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

15%

of Lower Nazareth Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$2.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.8 million
  • Fire protection$696 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$85 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$37 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
27%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.0 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$1.7 million
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)$900 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$419 thousand
  • Government buildings$229 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$143 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.0 million
  • Libraries$83 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.3%$175 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$151 thousand
  • Sewer systems$24 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$37 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$37 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lower Nazareth 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 Nazareth 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.