Township government · Montgomery County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lower Providence Township took in $16.2 million and spent $14.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes73%State tax money8.8%Fees for services (parks and recreation)7.0%Fines and other5.9%Federal tax money4.6%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

38%

of Lower Providence 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 taxes73%

Individual income tax
38%$6.2 million
Property tax
23%$3.7 million
Other taxes
12%$1.9 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$826 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$590 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$443 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.0%

Fees for services
7.0%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$1.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$124 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.6%

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

From the federal government
4.6%$750 thousand

State tax money8.8%

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

From the state
8.8%$1.4 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%$112 thousand

Fines and other5.9%

Interest, rents and other
5.3%$852 thousand
Fines
0.6%$98 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails63%Roads, transit and parking15%Running the government and other costs13%Parks, recreation and libraries8.0%Interest on debt0.7%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

63%

of Lower Providence Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
63%$8.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$7.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$774 thousand
  • Fire protection$591 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$155 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$1.8 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)$1.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$387 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$270 thousand
  • Government buildings$51 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.0%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$578 thousand
  • Libraries$554 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$106 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$98 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$98 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$75 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$75 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.1%$20 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lower Providence 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 Providence 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.