Township government · Northampton County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Williams Township took in $4.9 million and spent $3.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes50%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)28%State tax money9.0%Federal tax money6.6%County and local tax money3.0%Fines and other2.7%

What stands out

30%

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

Township taxes50%

Individual income tax
30%$1.4 million
Property tax
11%$545 thousand
Other taxes
9.5%$461 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 2 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$280 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$111 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$48 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; sewer and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$988 thousand
  • Sewer$321 thousand
  • Other service charges$75 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.6%

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

From the federal government
6.6%$320 thousand

State tax money9.0%

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

From the state
9.0%$437 thousand

County and local tax money3.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.0%$147 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$129 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking34%Running the government and other costs33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Police, fire, courts and jails7.9%Environment and natural resources6.3%All other spending7.0%

What stands out

12%

of Williams Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
34%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
33%$1.1 million
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$522 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$342 thousand
  • Government buildings$106 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$103 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$392 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$378 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$14 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.9%$255 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$124 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$82 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$49 thousand
Environment and natural resources
6.3%$204 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$204 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.4%$175 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$160 thousand
  • Libraries$15 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$38 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$10 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Williams 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 Williams 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.