Township government · Berks County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Spring Township took in $30.4 million and spent $37.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes52%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)33%State tax money5.0%Federal tax money4.9%Fines and other4.0%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

15%

of Spring Township's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Township taxes52%

Property tax
24%$7.3 million
Individual income tax
15%$4.4 million
Other taxes
13%$4.0 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$2.5 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.0 million
  • Public utility licenses$524 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$10.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Sewer$7.7 million
  • Garbage collection$2.0 million
  • Other service charges$426 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$80 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.9%

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

From the federal government
4.9%$1.5 million

State tax money5.0%

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

From the state
5.0%$1.5 million

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$253 thousand

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$1.2 million
Fines
0.1%$45 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Roads, transit and parking19%Health and hospitals16%Running the government and other costs5.4%All other spending5.7%

What stands out

16%

of Spring Township's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$10.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$7.0 million
  • Fire protection$2.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$567 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$87 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$9.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$7.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
19%$7.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.0 million
Health and hospitals
16%$6.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6.0 million
Running the government and other costs
5.4%$2.0 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)$781 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$559 thousand
  • Government buildings$372 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$290 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.0%$1.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
  • Libraries$200 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$604 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Spring 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 Spring 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.