Township government · Bucks County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Newtown Township took in $16.9 million and spent $15.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes78%Fees for services (parks and recreation, road charges)13%State tax money8.2%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

47%

of Newtown 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 taxes78%

Individual income tax
47%$8.0 million
Property tax
17%$2.9 million
Other taxes
13%$2.2 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.2 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$588 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$448 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$2.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$1.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$600 thousand
  • Road charges$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.2%

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

From the state
8.2%$1.4 million

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$166 thousand
Fines
0.3%$46 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails46%Roads, transit and parking25%Running the government and other costs21%Parks, recreation and libraries5.1%Interest on debt1.2%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

46%

of Newtown Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
46%$7.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$5.8 million
  • Fire protection$1.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$133 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$62 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$4.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and ports and harbors
  • Roads and highways$3.8 million
  • Ports and harbors$208 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$3.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$791 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$762 thousand
  • Government buildings$283 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.1%$807 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$807 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$192 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$167 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$167 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.1%$18 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$18 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Newtown 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 Newtown 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.