Township government · Northampton 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 $3.7 million and spent $3.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes63%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)17%State tax money9.9%Federal tax money7.5%County and local tax money1.6%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

23%

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

Township taxes63%

Property tax
33%$1.2 million
Individual income tax
23%$835 thousand
Other taxes
7.6%$283 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$149 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$68 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$66 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$625 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$525 thousand
  • Other service charges$93 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 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%$276 thousand

State tax money9.9%

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

From the state
9.9%$368 thousand

County and local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.6%$58 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Fines
0.6%$21 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.5%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking28%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Running the government and other costs20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Parks, recreation and libraries9.5%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

16%

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
28%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$914 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$826 thousand
  • Fire protection$65 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$23 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$715 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$336 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$251 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$83 thousand
  • Government buildings$45 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$561 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$536 thousand
  • Sewer systems$25 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.5%$343 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$335 thousand
  • Libraries$8 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$26 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$16 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$16 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 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.