Township government · Berks County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pike Township took in $797 thousand and spent $579 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes65%State tax money17%Federal tax money12%Fees for services (road charges)2.9%Fines and other2.1%County and local tax money1.5%

What stands out

35%

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

Township taxes65%

Individual income tax
35%$280 thousand
Property tax
21%$168 thousand
Other taxes
8.7%$69 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$63 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$5 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.9%

Fees for services
2.9%$23 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$21 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$92 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$136 thousand

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$12 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$15 thousand
Fines
0.3%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking55%Running the government and other costs35%Police, fire, courts and jails8.1%Health and hospitals2.1%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

35%

of Pike Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
55%$317 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$317 thousand
Running the government and other costs
35%$201 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$119 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$51 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$24 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.1%$47 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$28 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$14 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.1%$12 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Pike 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 Pike 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.