Township government · Montgomery County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Horsham Township took in $21.2 million and spent $21.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes75%State tax money14%Fees for services (road charges, garbage collection)5.8%Fines and other4.7%

What stands out

46%

of Horsham 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 taxes75%

Individual income tax
46%$9.7 million
Other taxes
16%$3.4 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.4 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.4 million
  • Public utility licenses$560 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
14%$2.9 million

Fees for services5.8%

Fees for services
5.8%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 2 more
  • Other service charges$1.0 million
  • Road charges$122 thousand
  • Garbage collection$47 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$3.0 million

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$867 thousand
Fines
0.6%$124 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Police, fire, courts and jails39%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries6.9%Interest on debt1.3%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

39%

of Horsham 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
40%$8.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.9 million
  • Government buildings$2.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$913 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
39%$8.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$6.0 million
  • Fire protection$1.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$944 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$2.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.9%$1.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$926 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$568 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$289 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$62 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$62 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$53 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Horsham 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 Horsham 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.