Township government · Lehigh County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lower Milford Township took in $2.1 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

Township taxes68%State tax money13%Federal tax money10%Fees for services (sewer, road charges)6.9%Fines and other2.2%

What stands out

39%

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

Township taxes68%

Individual income tax
39%$808 thousand
Property tax
19%$391 thousand
Other taxes
9.8%$202 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$127 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$51 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.9%

Fees for services
6.9%$143 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$91 thousand
  • Other service charges$51 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$211 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$265 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$46 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking51%Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.7%Parks, recreation and libraries2.7%Interest on debt0.5%

What stands out

4.7%

of Lower Milford 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%

Roads, transit and parking
51%$769 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$769 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$442 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)$262 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$96 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$47 thousand
  • Government buildings$37 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$188 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; fire protection and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$85 thousand
  • Fire protection$69 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$34 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.7%$71 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$71 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$41 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$26 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lower Milford 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 Milford 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.