Township government · Bedford County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Southampton Township took in $377 thousand and spent $323 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money46%Township taxes34%Federal tax money13%Fees for services (road charges, garbage collection)3.2%Fines and other2.9%

What stands out

22%

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

Township taxes34%

Individual income tax
22%$83 thousand
Other taxes
7.4%$28 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
5.0%$19 thousand

Fees for services3.2%

Fees for services
3.2%$12 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges and garbage collection
  • Road charges$10 thousand
  • Garbage collection$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$49 thousand

State tax money46%

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

From the state
46%$175 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$9 thousand
Fines
0.5%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking77%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails1.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.9%

What stands out

77%

of Southampton Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
77%$249 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$249 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$65 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$28 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$26 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.9%$6 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.9%$3 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Southampton 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 Southampton 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.