Township government · Berks County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Perry Township took in $3.1 million and spent $1.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes65%Fees for services (road charges)21%State tax money7.5%Federal tax money4.1%Fines and other2.1%

What stands out

48%

of Perry Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes65%

Other taxes
48%$1.5 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$908 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$564 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
10%$320 thousand
Property tax
7.4%$232 thousand

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$660 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$335 thousand
  • Road charges$325 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.1%

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

From the federal government
4.1%$130 thousand

State tax money7.5%

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

From the state
7.5%$235 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$62 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking37%Running the government and other costs33%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Health and hospitals1.6%Parks, recreation and libraries0.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.1%

What stands out

28%

of Perry 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
37%$597 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$597 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$533 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Government buildings$298 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$102 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$99 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$18 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$16 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$461 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation; fire protection and 1 more
  • Inspections and regulation$341 thousand
  • Fire protection$90 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$30 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.6%$26 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$26 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8 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
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Perry 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 Perry 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.