Township government · Lehigh County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Weisenberg Township took in $3.3 million and spent $3.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes64%State tax money13%Fines and other9.9%Federal tax money8.3%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)3.2%County and local tax money1.4%

What stands out

34%

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

Township taxes64%

Individual income tax
34%$1.1 million
Property tax
23%$764 thousand
Other taxes
7.2%$239 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$129 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$110 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.2%

Fees for services
3.2%$106 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 1 more
  • Other service charges$97 thousand
  • Sewer$6 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%$276 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$427 thousand

County and local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.4%$48 thousand

Fines and other9.9%

Interest, rents and other
9.8%$326 thousand
Fines
0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking45%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Running the government and other costs23%Parks, recreation and libraries3.0%Interest on debt1.0%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

27%

of Weisenberg 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%

Roads, transit and parking
45%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$815 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$797 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$17 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$718 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$389 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$221 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$100 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$92 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$92 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$30 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$12 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$8 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Weisenberg 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 Weisenberg 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.