Township government · Montgomery County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Abington Township took in $74.7 million and spent $73.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes57%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)24%State tax money7.5%Fines and other7.0%Federal tax money4.3%

What stands out

15%

of Abington Township's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. townships and towns of 50,000+ people get none.

Township taxes57%

Property tax
27%$20.2 million
Other taxes
15%$11.4 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$8.9 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.4 million
  • Public utility licenses$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
15%$11.2 million

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$17.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Sewer$9.0 million
  • Garbage collection$5.3 million
  • Other service charges$2.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$902 thousand
  • Parking$210 thousand
  • Gas$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.3%

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

From the federal government
4.3%$3.2 million

State tax money7.5%

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

From the state
7.5%$5.6 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$30 thousand

Fines and other7.0%

Interest, rents and other
6.6%$4.9 million
Fines
0.4%$267 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails41%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Running the government and other costs10%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

22%

of Abington Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
41%$29.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$25.0 million
  • Fire protection$3.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$703 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$436 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$16.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$9.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$6.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
12%$9.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$8.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$5.6 million
  • Libraries$2.5 million
Running the government and other costs
10%$7.4 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$2.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.0 million
  • Government buildings$1.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
Housing and community development
2.4%$1.7 million
Health and hospitals
0.6%$463 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$463 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Abington Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Abington 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.