Township government · Berks County, PA

Upper Bern Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Upper Bern Township took in $2.1 million and spent $2.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes53%Fees for services (sewer, road charges)32%State tax money6.5%Federal tax money4.6%Fines and other4.0%

What stands out

33%

of Upper Bern Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes53%

Other taxes
33%$687 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$578 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$77 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$29 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
11%$231 thousand
Property tax
9.3%$197 thousand

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$675 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$553 thousand
  • Other service charges$111 thousand
  • Road charges$6 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.6%

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

From the federal government
4.6%$96 thousand

State tax money6.5%

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

From the state
6.5%$136 thousand

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$83 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking66%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Running the government and other costs9.3%Police, fire, courts and jails5.4%Interest on debt3.9%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

13%

of Upper Bern 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
66%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$291 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$291 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.3%$207 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$91 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$77 thousand
  • Government buildings$22 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$17 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.4%$121 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Inspections and regulation$69 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$27 thousand
  • Fire protection$25 thousand
Interest on debt
3.9%$86 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$48 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$46 thousand
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Upper Bern 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 Upper Bern 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.