Township government · Washington County, PA

West Bethlehem Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), West Bethlehem Township took in $852 thousand and spent $740 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money53%Township taxes34%Federal tax money8.7%Fines and other2.5%Fees for services0.8%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

16%

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

Township taxes34%

Individual income tax
16%$138 thousand
Property tax
14%$118 thousand
Other taxes
4.2%$36 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$24 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$7 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$7 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.7%

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

From the federal government
8.7%$74 thousand

State tax money53%

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

From the state
53%$455 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$3 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$17 thousand
Fines
0.5%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking60%Running the government and other costs37%Police, fire, courts and jails2.3%Parks, recreation and libraries0.8%

What stands out

37%

of West Bethlehem Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
60%$444 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$444 thousand
Running the government and other costs
37%$273 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$183 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$46 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$22 thousand
  • Government buildings$22 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.3%$17 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$11 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$4 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

West Bethlehem 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 West Bethlehem 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.