Township government · Bucks County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Falls Township took in $47.7 million and spent $54.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)50%Township taxes39%Fines and other5.6%State tax money4.8%

What stands out

20%

of Falls 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 taxes39%

Individual income tax
20%$9.5 million
Other taxes
13%$6.3 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$4.2 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.5 million
  • Public utility licenses$586 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
6.2%$2.9 million

Fees for services50%

Fees for services
50%$24.0 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$22.8 million
  • Other service charges$681 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$416 thousand
  • Road charges$42 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.8%

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

From the state
4.8%$2.3 million

Fines and other5.6%

Interest, rents and other
5.3%$2.5 million
Fines
0.3%$148 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails38%Roads, transit and parking32%Running the government and other costs26%Parks, recreation and libraries4.0%Interest on debt0.8%

What stands out

32%

of Falls Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 9.2%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$20.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$17.4 million
  • Fire protection$2.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
32%$17.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$17.3 million
Running the government and other costs
26%$13.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8.1 million
  • Government buildings$4.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$807 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$628 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.0%$2.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.1 million
  • Libraries$75 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$443 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Falls 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 Falls 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.