Township government · Berks County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Robeson Township took in $4.7 million and spent $3.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes62%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)15%State tax money11%Federal tax money8.3%Fines and other3.9%

What stands out

27%

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

Township taxes62%

Property tax

28%$1.3 million

Individual income tax

27%$1.3 million

Other taxes

6.8%$316 thousand

What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more

Real estate and stock transfer taxes$170 thousand
Occupation and business licenses$80 thousand
Public utility licenses$66 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services

15%$711 thousand

What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more

Sewer$360 thousand
Other service charges$196 thousand
Garbage collection$151 thousand
Parks and recreation$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.3%

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

From the federal government

8.3%$389 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state

11%$496 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

<0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other

3.4%$157 thousand

Fines

0.6%$27 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking38%Police, fire, courts and jails33%Running the government and other costs19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.1%Parks, recreation and libraries1.1%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

33%

of Robeson 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

38%$1.5 million

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$1.5 million

Police, fire, courts and jails

33%$1.3 million

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more

Police$876 thousand
Fire protection$194 thousand
Inspections and regulation$125 thousand
Courts and legal services$59 thousand

Running the government and other costs

19%$719 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more

Finance, tax collection and budgeting$421 thousand
Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$233 thousand
Government buildings$47 thousand
Other and not broken out$18 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

8.1%$310 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems

Sewer systems$310 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

1.1%$42 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries

Parks and recreation$34 thousand
Libraries$8 thousand

Interest on debt

0.5%$19 thousand

Health and hospitals

0.4%$16 thousand

What's in health and hospitalsPublic health

Public health$16 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Robeson 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 Robeson 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.