Township government · Berks County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Windsor Township took in $868 thousand and spent $951 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes57%State tax money21%Federal tax money15%Fees for services (road charges, sewer)7.1%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

41%

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

Township taxes57%

Individual income tax
41%$356 thousand
Other taxes
12%$100 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and public utility licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$62 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
4.4%$38 thousand

Fees for services7.1%

Fees for services
7.1%$62 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 1 more
  • Other service charges$51 thousand
  • Road charges$7 thousand
  • Sewer$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$126 thousand

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$179 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$5 thousand
Fines
0.2%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking62%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Parks, recreation and libraries1.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.7%Health and hospitals0.6%

What stands out

12%

of Windsor 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%

Roads, transit and parking
62%$589 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$589 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$225 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$113 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$87 thousand
  • Government buildings$23 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$114 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$66 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$30 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$18 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$10 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.7%$7 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Windsor 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 Windsor 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.