Township government · Berks County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Oley Township took in $2.3 million and spent $2.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes77%State tax money11%Federal tax money8.6%Fines and other3.3%

What stands out

24%

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

Township taxes77%

Property tax
40%$937 thousand
Individual income tax
24%$554 thousand
Other taxes
13%$312 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$139 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$124 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$49 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.6%

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

From the federal government
8.6%$203 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$264 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$67 thousand
Fines
0.4%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking44%Police, fire, courts and jails40%Running the government and other costs12%Health and hospitals2.7%Parks, recreation and libraries0.9%All other spending<0.1%

What stands out

40%

of Oley 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
44%$976 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$976 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
40%$892 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$738 thousand
  • Fire protection$82 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$53 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$19 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$267 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$135 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$78 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$38 thousand
  • Government buildings$16 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.7%$60 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$60 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$19 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$18 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Housing and community development
-<0.1%-$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Oley 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 Oley 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.