Township government · Bucks County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lower Makefield Township took in $36.6 million and spent $34.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)46%Township taxes42%State tax money5.6%Fines and other5.5%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

46%

of Lower Makefield Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Township taxes42%

Property tax
31%$11.4 million
Other taxes
11%$3.9 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.8 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.3 million
  • Public utility licenses$728 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$17.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Sewer$11.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$4.8 million
  • Other service charges$322 thousand
  • Garbage collection$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.6%

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

From the state
5.6%$2.0 million

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$250 thousand

Fines and other5.5%

Interest, rents and other
5.3%$2.0 million
Fines
0.1%$54 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Parks, recreation and libraries17%Roads, transit and parking7.9%All other spending8.8%

What stands out

27%

of Lower Makefield 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
27%$9.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$9.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$428 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$7.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.6 million
  • Government buildings$228 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$89 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$6.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$6.0 million
  • Fire protection$664 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
17%$6.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.9%$2.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and ports and harbors
  • Roads and highways$2.6 million
  • Ports and harbors$156 thousand
Housing and community development
5.0%$1.7 million
Interest on debt
2.8%$990 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$293 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$293 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$51 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$51 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lower Makefield 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 Makefield 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.