Township government · Berks County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Washington Township took in $4.5 million and spent $2.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)51%Township taxes37%State tax money5.1%Federal tax money5.0%Fines and other2.5%

What stands out

51%

of Washington 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 taxes37%

Property tax
16%$726 thousand
Individual income tax
15%$681 thousand
Other taxes
5.9%$269 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 2 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$115 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$76 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$40 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services51%

Fees for services
51%$2.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$2.1 million
  • Other service charges$211 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.0%

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

From the federal government
5.0%$226 thousand

State tax money5.1%

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

From the state
5.1%$232 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$112 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails7.5%Interest on debt6.3%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

28%

of Washington 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
32%$898 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$898 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$794 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$792 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$692 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$330 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$249 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$81 thousand
  • Government buildings$32 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.5%$211 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation; fire protection and 1 more
  • Inspections and regulation$98 thousand
  • Fire protection$82 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$31 thousand
Interest on debt
6.3%$178 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$24 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$24 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$17 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Washington 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 Washington 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.