Township government · Berks County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Upper Tulpehocken Township took in $1.2 million and spent $937 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes41%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)31%State tax money15%Federal tax money8.3%County and local tax money3.3%Fines and other1.5%

What stands out

31%

of Upper 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
23%$274 thousand
Other taxes
11%$128 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$94 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$22 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
7.7%$93 thousand

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$373 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$207 thousand
  • Other service charges$127 thousand
  • Garbage collection$36 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.3%

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

From the federal government
8.3%$100 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$182 thousand

County and local tax money3.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.3%$40 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$16 thousand
Fines
0.2%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs34%Roads, transit and parking34%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Interest on debt9.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.6%All other spending2.7%

What stands out

9.3%

of Upper Tulpehocken Township's spending goes to interest on debt.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
34%$318 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)$176 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$111 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$17 thousand
  • Government buildings$14 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
34%$314 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$314 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$112 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$58 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$31 thousand
  • Fire protection$23 thousand
Interest on debt
9.3%$87 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.6%$81 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$50 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$31 thousand
Housing and community development
2.1%$20 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Upper 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 Upper 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.