Township government · Berks County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Tulpehocken Township took in $1.9 million and spent $1.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes41%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)35%State tax money12%Federal tax money9.4%Fines and other2.5%

What stands out

35%

of Tulpehocken 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 taxes41%

Individual income tax
21%$402 thousand
Property tax
13%$243 thousand
Other taxes
7.1%$137 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$84 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$36 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$677 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$419 thousand
  • Other service charges$125 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$113 thousand
  • Road charges$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.4%

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

From the federal government
9.4%$181 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$229 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$43 thousand
Fines
0.3%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Interest on debt5.8%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

26%

of Tulpehocken 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%

Roads, transit and parking
32%$584 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$584 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$482 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$286 thousand
  • Sewer systems$196 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$369 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$181 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$100 thousand
  • Government buildings$57 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$31 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$292 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$238 thousand
  • Fire protection$42 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Interest on debt
5.8%$106 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$5 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Tulpehocken 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 Tulpehocken 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.