Township government · Somerset County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Northampton Township took in $183 thousand and spent $194 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money56%Township taxes25%Federal tax money9.3%Fines and other8.7%Fees for services1.1%

What stands out

20%

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

Township taxes25%

Individual income tax
20%$37 thousand
Property tax
3.3%$6 thousand
Other taxes
1.6%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.1%

Fees for services
1.1%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.3%

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

From the federal government
9.3%$17 thousand

State tax money56%

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

From the state
56%$102 thousand

Fines and other8.7%

Interest, rents and other
8.2%$15 thousand
Fines
0.5%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking79%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails1.0%

What stands out

79%

of Northampton Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
79%$153 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$153 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$39 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$19 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$17 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2 thousand
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.0%$2 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Northampton 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 Northampton 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.