Township government · Berks County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Rockland Township took in $1.5 million and spent $938 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes63%State tax money16%Federal tax money14%Fees for services (road charges)7.0%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

42%

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

Township taxes63%

Individual income tax
42%$610 thousand
Property tax
15%$214 thousand
Other taxes
6.7%$98 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and public utility licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$88 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.0%

Fees for services
7.0%$102 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges and other service charges
  • Road charges$57 thousand
  • Other service charges$45 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$200 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$229 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking50%Running the government and other costs38%Police, fire, courts and jails9.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.4%Health and hospitals1.0%Parks, recreation and libraries0.6%

What stands out

38%

of Rockland 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
50%$471 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$471 thousand
Running the government and other costs
38%$354 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$182 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$122 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$38 thousand
  • Government buildings$12 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.1%$85 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$56 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$29 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.4%$13 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$13 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$9 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Rockland 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 Rockland 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.