Township government · Bucks County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Tinicum Township took in $2.9 million and spent $2.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes75%State tax money12%Federal tax money7.7%Fees for services4.0%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

40%

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

Township taxes75%

Individual income tax
40%$1.2 million
Property tax
23%$678 thousand
Other taxes
12%$350 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 2 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$277 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$47 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$25 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.0%

Fees for services
4.0%$119 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$119 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.7%

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

From the federal government
7.7%$227 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$358 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$29 thousand
Fines
0.4%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails38%Roads, transit and parking31%Running the government and other costs22%Interest on debt6.6%Health and hospitals2.4%

What stands out

38%

of Tinicum Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$807 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$506 thousand
  • Fire protection$162 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$88 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$51 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
31%$672 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$672 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$465 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$231 thousand
  • Government buildings$146 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$57 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$31 thousand
Interest on debt
6.6%$141 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.4%$51 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$51 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Tinicum 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 Tinicum 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.