Township government · Montgomery County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lower Gwynedd Township took in $14.3 million and spent $15.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes63%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)24%State tax money9.5%Fines and other2.8%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

37%

of Lower Gwynedd 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 taxes63%

Individual income tax
37%$5.2 million
Other taxes
15%$2.1 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$942 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$920 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$271 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
12%$1.7 million

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$3.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$2.7 million
  • Other service charges$743 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
  • Road charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.5%

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

From the state
9.5%$1.4 million

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$20 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$386 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails32%Roads, transit and parking25%Running the government and other costs19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Parks, recreation and libraries8.1%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

25%

of Lower Gwynedd 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
32%$4.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$4.1 million
  • Fire protection$593 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$87 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$31 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$3.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.8 million
Running the government and other costs
19%$3.0 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)$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$762 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$680 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$359 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$2.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$2.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$15 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.1%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$46 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$46 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$34 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$34 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lower Gwynedd 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 Gwynedd 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.