Township government · Washington County, PA

North Bethlehem Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), North Bethlehem Township took in $1.0 million and spent $684 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money46%Township taxes44%Federal tax money8.0%Fines and other1.2%County and local tax money1.1%Fees for services0.6%

What stands out

23%

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

Township taxes44%

Individual income tax
23%$236 thousand
Property tax
14%$147 thousand
Other taxes
7.0%$73 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$51 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$18 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$6 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$6 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%$83 thousand

State tax money46%

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

From the state
46%$475 thousand

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$11 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$7 thousand
Fines
0.5%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking50%Running the government and other costs47%Police, fire, courts and jails3.2%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%Interest on debt0.1%

What stands out

47%

of North Bethlehem Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
50%$339 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$339 thousand
Running the government and other costs
47%$319 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$219 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$52 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$24 thousand
  • Government buildings$24 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.2%$22 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$9 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
  • Police$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

North Bethlehem 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 North Bethlehem 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.