Township government · Berks County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Maxatawny Township took in $3.2 million and spent $2.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes47%Fees for services (road charges, parks and recreation)24%State tax money14%Federal tax money13%Fines and other2.6%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

24%

of Maxatawny Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes47%

Property tax
18%$565 thousand
Individual income tax
15%$492 thousand
Other taxes
14%$436 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$249 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$149 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$37 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$754 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 1 more
  • Other service charges$389 thousand
  • Road charges$351 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$14 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%$402 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$459 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$6 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$73 thousand
Fines
0.3%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking47%Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Parks, recreation and libraries1.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.3%Interest on debt<0.1%

What stands out

19%

of Maxatawny 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
47%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
32%$750 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$370 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$173 thousand
  • Government buildings$126 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$81 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$432 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$208 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$114 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$110 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$34 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$26 thousand
  • Libraries$8 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$6 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$6 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Maxatawny 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 Maxatawny 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.