Township government · Bucks County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Solebury Township took in $14.5 million and spent $12.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes79%State tax money8.9%Federal tax money7.1%Fees for services (parks and recreation)3.9%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

28%

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

Township taxes79%

Property tax
41%$6.0 million
Individual income tax
28%$4.1 million
Other taxes
9.9%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.1 million
  • Public utility licenses$212 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$93 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.9%

Fees for services
3.9%$560 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$510 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$50 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.1%

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

From the federal government
7.1%$1.0 million

State tax money8.9%

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

From the state
8.9%$1.3 million

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$118 thousand
Fines
0.1%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Roads, transit and parking15%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Interest on debt4.5%All other spending5.1%

What stands out

12%

of Solebury Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
39%$4.9 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)$2.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$533 thousand
  • Government buildings$417 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$3.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.5 million
  • Fire protection$522 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$111 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$1.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
  • Libraries$125 thousand
Interest on debt
4.5%$567 thousand
Environment and natural resources
3.3%$412 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$412 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.8%$229 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$229 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Solebury 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 Solebury 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.