Township government · Montgomery County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lower Salford Township took in $13.7 million and spent $16.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes63%Fees for services (parks and recreation)18%Federal tax money7.4%State tax money7.4%Fines and other3.0%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

29%

of Lower Salford 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 taxes63%

Individual income tax
29%$4.0 million
Property tax
22%$3.0 million
Other taxes
12%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$666 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$657 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$300 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation and other service charges
  • Parks and recreation$2.2 million
  • Other service charges$280 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.4%

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

From the federal government
7.4%$1.0 million

State tax money7.4%

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

From the state
7.4%$1.0 million

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$103 thousand

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$388 thousand
Fines
0.2%$25 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking37%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Parks, recreation and libraries20%Running the government and other costs12%Interest on debt1.1%Health and hospitals0.4%

What stands out

20%

of Lower Salford Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 2.4%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
37%$6.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$4.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$4.3 million
  • Fire protection$371 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$96 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
20%$3.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.8 million
  • Libraries$369 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$1.9 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$321 thousand
  • Government buildings$291 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$160 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$177 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$66 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$66 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lower Salford 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 Salford 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.