Township government · Montgomery County, PA

Lower Frederick Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lower Frederick Township took in $3.7 million and spent $3.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes54%Fees for services (sewer)24%State tax money7.9%Federal tax money7.0%County and local tax money3.9%Fines and other2.9%

What stands out

27%

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

Township taxes54%

Individual income tax
27%$972 thousand
Property tax
21%$755 thousand
Other taxes
6.9%$254 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$168 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$85 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$885 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$822 thousand
  • Other service charges$63 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.0%

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

From the federal government
7.0%$258 thousand

State tax money7.9%

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

From the state
7.9%$289 thousand

County and local tax money3.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.9%$143 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$95 thousand
Fines
0.3%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Running the government and other costs23%Roads, transit and parking14%Interest on debt6.4%All other spending2.7%

What stands out

26%

of Lower Frederick Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$856 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$599 thousand
  • Fire protection$121 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$79 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$57 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$758 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$748 thousand
  • Water supply$9 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$678 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$314 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$147 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$118 thousand
  • Government buildings$99 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$404 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$404 thousand
Interest on debt
6.4%$191 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.8%$54 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$54 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$26 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$23 thousand
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lower Frederick 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 Lower Frederick 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.