Township government · Berks County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Penn Township took in $1.0 million and spent $880 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes58%State tax money17%Fees for services (sewer, road charges)13%Federal tax money11%Fines and other1.0%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

29%

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

Township taxes58%

Individual income tax
29%$300 thousand
Property tax
18%$180 thousand
Other taxes
11%$110 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and public utility licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$75 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$129 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 1 more
  • Other service charges$88 thousand
  • Sewer$34 thousand
  • Road charges$7 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%$112 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$172 thousand

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$6 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$7 thousand
Fines
0.3%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking59%Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails5.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.3%Parks, recreation and libraries2.3%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

3.3%

of Penn 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%

Roads, transit and parking
59%$517 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$517 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$264 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$134 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$56 thousand
  • Government buildings$46 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$28 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.2%$46 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$29 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$11 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.3%$29 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$29 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$20 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Penn 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 Penn 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.