Township government · Northampton County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Plainfield Township took in $6.6 million and spent $5.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes49%Fees for services (garbage collection)38%State tax money5.4%Federal tax money5.3%Fines and other2.8%

What stands out

38%

of Plainfield 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 taxes49%

Individual income tax
22%$1.4 million
Property tax
20%$1.3 million
Other taxes
6.4%$424 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$261 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$84 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$79 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$2.2 million
  • Other service charges$249 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.3%

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

From the federal government
5.3%$352 thousand

State tax money5.4%

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

From the state
5.4%$355 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$163 thousand
Fines
0.3%$22 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking44%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Running the government and other costs21%Parks, recreation and libraries3.3%Health and hospitals0.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities<0.1%

What stands out

31%

of Plainfield 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%$2.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$191 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$119 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$30 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$430 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$398 thousand
  • Government buildings$140 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$131 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.3%$171 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$163 thousand
  • Libraries$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$7 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Plainfield 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 Plainfield 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.