Township government · Bucks County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Warminster Township took in $34.8 million and spent $40.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes50%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)24%Fines and other19%State tax money6.6%County and local tax money0.9%

What stands out

15%

of Warminster Township's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Township taxes50%

Property tax
23%$8.1 million
Individual income tax
15%$5.1 million
Other taxes
12%$4.1 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.9 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.5 million
  • Public utility licenses$711 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$8.4 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$3.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$3.5 million
  • Other service charges$1.1 million
  • Road charges$51 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$2 thousand

State tax money6.6%

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

From the state
6.6%$2.3 million

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$328 thousand

Fines and other19%

Interest, rents and other
19%$6.5 million
Fines
0.3%$89 thousand

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries35%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Roads, transit and parking20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.9%Running the government and other costs6.6%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

35%

of Warminster Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 2.4%.

Spending by category100%

Parks, recreation and libraries
35%$14.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$13.6 million
  • Libraries$679 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$11.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$10.1 million
  • Fire protection$792 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$663 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$121 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$8.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.9%$3.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.6 million
Running the government and other costs
6.6%$2.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$616 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$584 thousand
  • Government buildings$183 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$208 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$61 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$61 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Warminster 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 Warminster 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.