Township government · Schuylkill County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), West Brunswick Township took in $1.4 million and spent $1.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes73%State tax money19%Fees for services (sewer, road charges)6.8%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

33%

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

Township taxes73%

Individual income tax
33%$461 thousand
Property tax
24%$328 thousand
Other taxes
16%$229 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$99 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$85 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$45 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.8%

Fees for services
6.8%$94 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 1 more
  • Other service charges$85 thousand
  • Sewer$8 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$266 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$12 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking70%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails6.3%Parks, recreation and libraries3.8%Health and hospitals0.2%

What stands out

3.8%

of West Brunswick Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
70%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$328 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$131 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$110 thousand
  • Government buildings$66 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$21 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.3%$103 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$57 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$33 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$13 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.8%$62 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$59 thousand
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

West Brunswick 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 Brunswick 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.