Township government · Montgomery County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lower Moreland Township took in $20.2 million and spent $17.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes51%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)30%Fines and other9.0%State tax money4.7%Federal tax money2.6%County and local tax money2.2%

What stands out

13%

of Lower Moreland 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 taxes51%

Property tax
28%$5.7 million
Individual income tax
13%$2.6 million
Other taxes
11%$2.1 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.0 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$819 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$275 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$6.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Sewer$4.0 million
  • Garbage collection$1.5 million
  • Other service charges$442 thousand
  • Road charges$127 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.6%

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

From the federal government
2.6%$531 thousand

State tax money4.7%

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

From the state
4.7%$943 thousand

County and local tax money2.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.2%$442 thousand

Fines and other9.0%

Interest, rents and other
8.0%$1.6 million
Fines
1.0%$202 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Roads, transit and parking18%Running the government and other costs14%Parks, recreation and libraries5.3%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

28%

of Lower Moreland 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$5.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$5.0 million
  • Fire protection$531 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$322 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$54 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$4.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$2.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
18%$3.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.2 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$2.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$595 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$594 thousand
  • Government buildings$186 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.3%$933 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$476 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$457 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$136 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$90 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$90 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lower Moreland 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 Moreland 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.