Township government · Lehigh County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Whitehall Township took in $12.4 million and spent $42.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Township taxes156%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)31%State tax money15%County and local tax money2.2%

Township taxes156%

Property tax
70%$8.7 million
Individual income tax
59%$7.3 million
Other taxes
27%$3.3 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$2.3 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$643 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$384 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$3.8 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$3.2 million
  • Other service charges$586 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$42 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$2 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$1.9 million

County and local tax money2.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.2%$277 thousand

Fines and other-104%

Fines
1.6%$204 thousand
Interest, rents and other
-105%-$13.1 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs53%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Roads, transit and parking15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.8%Parks, recreation and libraries2.0%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

53%

of Whitehall Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
53%$22.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$15.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$4.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$9.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$8.9 million
  • Fire protection$942 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$6.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.8%$2.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$872 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$872 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$561 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Whitehall 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 Whitehall 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.