Township government · Lehigh County, PA

Lowhill Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lowhill Township took in $1.5 million and spent $1.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes55%Federal tax money20%State tax money14%Fines and other5.6%Fees for services4.7%

What stands out

33%

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

Township taxes55%

Individual income tax
33%$484 thousand
Property tax
12%$177 thousand
Other taxes
9.9%$144 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$83 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$61 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.7%

Fees for services
4.7%$68 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$68 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money20%

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

From the federal government
20%$291 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$209 thousand

Fines and other5.6%

Interest, rents and other
5.2%$76 thousand
Fines
0.4%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking67%Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails4.8%Parks, recreation and libraries0.5%Health and hospitals<0.1%

What stands out

67%

of Lowhill Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
67%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Running the government and other costs
28%$519 thousand
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$287 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$131 thousand
  • Government buildings$68 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$33 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.8%$89 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$58 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$17 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$14 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$9 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lowhill 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 Lowhill 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.