Township government · Northampton County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Upper Mount Bethel Township took in $5.0 million and spent $4.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes65%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)14%State tax money12%Federal tax money7.2%Fines and other2.5%

What stands out

25%

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

Township taxes65%

Property tax
33%$1.7 million
Individual income tax
25%$1.2 million
Other taxes
6.6%$329 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$202 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$69 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$58 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$696 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$590 thousand
  • Other service charges$88 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.2%

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

From the federal government
7.2%$361 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$579 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$124 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking48%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Housing and community development4.1%Parks, recreation and libraries2.2%

What stands out

11%

of Upper Mount Bethel 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
48%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.0 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$949 thousand
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)$425 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$396 thousand
  • Government buildings$69 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$59 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$483 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$398 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$61 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$24 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$464 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$464 thousand
Housing and community development
4.1%$173 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$91 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$83 thousand
  • Libraries$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Upper Mount Bethel 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 Mount Bethel 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.