Township government · Berks County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ontelaunee Township took in $5.7 million and spent $3.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)58%Township taxes35%State tax money2.6%Fines and other2.1%Federal tax money1.9%

What stands out

58%

of Ontelaunee Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes35%

Property tax
19%$1.1 million
Individual income tax
8.2%$464 thousand
Other taxes
7.7%$439 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$219 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$178 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$42 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services58%

Fees for services
58%$3.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$2.2 million
  • Water$748 thousand
  • Other service charges$265 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$130 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.9%

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

From the federal government
1.9%$109 thousand

State tax money2.6%

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

From the state
2.6%$147 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$81 thousand
Fines
0.7%$38 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Roads, transit and parking19%Running the government and other costs11%Interest on debt9.3%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

30%

of Ontelaunee Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$851 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$201 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$49 thousand
  • Fire protection$38 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$607 thousand
  • Water supply$485 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$29 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$715 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$715 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$421 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$208 thousand
  • Government buildings$103 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$86 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$24 thousand
Interest on debt
9.3%$352 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$18 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
  • Libraries$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ontelaunee 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 Ontelaunee 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.