Township government · Lehigh County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lower Macungie Township took in $22.8 million and spent $19.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes53%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)36%State tax money6.8%Fines and other3.8%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

28%

of Lower Macungie 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 taxes53%

Individual income tax
28%$6.5 million
Other taxes
16%$3.6 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.6 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.5 million
  • Public utility licenses$473 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
8.6%$1.9 million

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$8.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Sewer$4.6 million
  • Garbage collection$3.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$208 thousand
  • Other service charges$166 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.8%

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

From the state
6.8%$1.5 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$53 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$849 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$18 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Running the government and other costs26%Roads, transit and parking16%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Police, fire, courts and jails8.3%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

36%

of Lower Macungie Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 4.5%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$7.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$3.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.3 million
Running the government and other costs
26%$5.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.4 million
  • Government buildings$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$959 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$3.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$2.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.8 million
  • Libraries$624 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.3%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation; fire protection and 2 more
  • Inspections and regulation$695 thousand
  • Fire protection$663 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$219 thousand
  • Police$57 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$148 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$11 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lower Macungie 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 Macungie 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.