Township government · Montgomery County, PA

East Norriton Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), East Norriton Township took in $12.0 million and spent $12.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes79%State tax money8.2%Fines and other6.1%Fees for services (parks and recreation, sewer)4.0%Federal tax money2.5%

What stands out

27%

of East Norriton 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 taxes79%

Other taxes
29%$3.5 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$2.5 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$671 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$325 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
27%$3.3 million
Property tax
23%$2.7 million

Fees for services4.0%

Fees for services
4.0%$479 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; other service charges and 1 more
  • Parks and recreation$440 thousand
  • Other service charges$30 thousand
  • Sewer$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.5%

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

From the federal government
2.5%$297 thousand

State tax money8.2%

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

From the state
8.2%$988 thousand

Fines and other6.1%

Interest, rents and other
5.6%$676 thousand
Fines
0.4%$51 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Police, fire, courts and jails38%Parks, recreation and libraries9.4%Roads, transit and parking8.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.8%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

38%

of East Norriton 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
39%$4.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.9 million
  • Government buildings$473 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$437 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$4.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$3.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$691 thousand
  • Fire protection$393 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$97 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.4%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.7%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.8%$470 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$470 thousand
Housing and community development
1.0%$122 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$85 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$85 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

East Norriton 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 East Norriton 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.