Township government · Lehigh County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), North Whitehall Township took in $7.5 million and spent $5.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes67%State tax money12%Federal tax money11%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)6.9%Fines and other2.7%

What stands out

38%

of North Whitehall 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 taxes67%

Individual income tax
38%$2.9 million
Other taxes
15%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$693 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$224 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$219 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
13%$981 thousand

Fees for services6.9%

Fees for services
6.9%$517 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 1 more
  • Other service charges$314 thousand
  • Sewer$199 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$857 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$913 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$199 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking48%Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.3%Parks, recreation and libraries3.4%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

48%

of North Whitehall Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 9.2%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
48%$2.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.8 million
Running the government and other costs
30%$1.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$855 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$671 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$158 thousand
  • Government buildings$68 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$685 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$318 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$190 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$177 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.3%$310 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$206 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$104 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.4%$198 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$198 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$73 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$73 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$6 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

North Whitehall 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 Whitehall 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.