Township government · Northampton County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Upper Nazareth Township took in $5.0 million and spent $3.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes79%State tax money8.1%Federal tax money7.5%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)3.0%Fines and other1.5%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

39%

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

Township taxes79%

Individual income tax
39%$1.9 million
Property tax
30%$1.5 million
Other taxes
10%$493 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$241 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$169 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$83 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.0%

Fees for services
3.0%$148 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$134 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
  • Garbage collection$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.5%

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

From the federal government
7.5%$370 thousand

State tax money8.1%

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

From the state
8.1%$399 thousand

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$36 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$41 thousand
Fines
0.7%$33 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails52%Roads, transit and parking24%Running the government and other costs16%Parks, recreation and libraries5.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.6%

What stands out

52%

of Upper Nazareth 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
52%$2.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.8 million
  • Fire protection$134 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$36 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$941 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$941 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$621 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)$363 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$152 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$57 thousand
  • Government buildings$49 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.3%$203 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$103 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$100 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.6%$101 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$95 thousand
  • Sewer systems$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Upper Nazareth 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 Nazareth 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.