Township government · Bucks County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), West Rockhill Township took in $3.9 million and spent $3.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes63%Fees for services (road charges, parks and recreation)15%Fines and other8.0%State tax money7.7%Federal tax money7.0%

What stands out

34%

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

Township taxes63%

Individual income tax
34%$1.3 million
Other taxes
15%$582 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$272 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$201 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$109 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
14%$542 thousand

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$575 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 4 more
  • Other service charges$560 thousand
  • Road charges$7 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
  • Parking$2 thousand
  • Electric power$2 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.0%

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

From the federal government
7.0%$273 thousand

State tax money7.7%

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

From the state
7.7%$302 thousand

Fines and other8.0%

Interest, rents and other
7.7%$300 thousand
Fines
0.3%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Roads, transit and parking33%Running the government and other costs26%Interest on debt3.3%Parks, recreation and libraries2.5%Environment and natural resources0.1%

What stands out

35%

of West Rockhill 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$139 thousand
  • Fire protection$93 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$91 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
33%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Running the government and other costs
26%$1.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$433 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$377 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$102 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$97 thousand
Interest on debt
3.3%$130 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$97 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$97 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$5 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

West Rockhill 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 Rockhill 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.