Borough government · Montgomery County, PA

Lansdale's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Lansdale took in $44.9 million and spent $52.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)65%Borough taxes24%State tax money6.5%Fines and other3.9%Federal tax money0.8%

What stands out

65%

of Lansdale's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

Borough taxes24%

Property tax
13%$5.8 million
Individual income tax
7.2%$3.2 million
Other taxes
3.6%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$668 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$557 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$389 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services65%

Fees for services
65%$29.1 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 4 more
  • Electric power$19.8 million
  • Sewer$6.9 million
  • Road charges$1.0 million
  • Other service charges$928 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$424 thousand
  • Parking$92 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$337 thousand

State tax money6.5%

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

From the state
6.5%$2.9 million

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$1.7 million
Fines
0.1%$49 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities46%Roads, transit and parking21%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Running the government and other costs6.1%Parks, recreation and libraries6.0%Interest on debt1.2%

What stands out

46%

of Lansdale's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
46%$24.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Electric power$16.2 million
  • Sewer systems$8.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$56 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$11.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$10.3 million
  • Parking$848 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$9.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$8.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$801 thousand
  • Fire protection$568 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$152 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.1%$3.2 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$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$591 thousand
  • Government buildings$505 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.0%$3.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.2 million
  • Libraries$910 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$651 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Lansdale. 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 Borough of Lansdale 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.