Township government · Montgomery County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cheltenham Township took in $43.5 million and spent $44.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes72%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)12%Federal tax money7.4%State tax money6.6%Fines and other2.8%

What stands out

17%

of Cheltenham Township's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Township taxes72%

Property tax
42%$18.2 million
Individual income tax
17%$7.3 million
Other taxes
13%$5.7 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$3.8 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.2 million
  • Public utility licenses$678 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$5.0 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 3 more
  • Garbage collection$3.2 million
  • Other service charges$1.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$358 thousand
  • Parking$14 thousand
  • Sewer$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.4%

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

From the federal government
7.4%$3.2 million

State tax money6.6%

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

From the state
6.6%$2.9 million

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$1.1 million
Fines
0.3%$123 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Roads, transit and parking19%Parks, recreation and libraries8.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.2%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

30%

of Cheltenham Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
36%$16.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$9.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.3 million
  • Government buildings$184 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$13.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$12.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$547 thousand
  • Fire protection$107 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$8.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.8%$3.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.1 million
  • Libraries$1.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.2%$2.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.2 million
  • Sewer systems$93 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$610 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$18 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cheltenham 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 Cheltenham 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.