Township government · Cumberland 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 $4.6 million and spent $3.3 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, parks and recreation)32%State tax money8.2%Federal tax money8.2%Fines and other1.7%

What stands out

32%

of Southampton 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%

Other taxes
25%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.0 million
  • Public utility licenses$87 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
21%$947 thousand
Property tax
3.4%$156 thousand

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$1.3 million
  • Other service charges$113 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$111 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.2%

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

From the federal government
8.2%$372 thousand

State tax money8.2%

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

From the state
8.2%$375 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$73 thousand
Fines
0.1%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities40%Running the government and other costs28%Roads, transit and parking17%Police, fire, courts and jails7.9%Parks, recreation and libraries7.0%Health and hospitals0.2%

What stands out

40%

of Southampton Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
40%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
  • Sewer systems$104 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$906 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$429 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$225 thousand
  • Government buildings$201 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$51 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$555 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$555 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.9%$261 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$188 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$42 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$31 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.0%$230 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$230 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 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.