Township government · Montgomery County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Marlborough Township took in $2.0 million and spent $2.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes67%State tax money11%Federal tax money8.9%Fees for services (road charges)7.2%Fines and other6.1%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

32%

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

Township taxes67%

Individual income tax
32%$639 thousand
Property tax
25%$490 thousand
Other taxes
10%$206 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$84 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$70 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$52 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.2%

Fees for services
7.2%$143 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$100 thousand
  • Road charges$43 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.9%

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

From the federal government
8.9%$178 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$211 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$6 thousand

Fines and other6.1%

Interest, rents and other
5.5%$109 thousand
Fines
0.7%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Running the government and other costs31%Roads, transit and parking24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.8%Health and hospitals0.8%Parks, recreation and libraries0.5%

What stands out

34%

of Marlborough Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$672 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$548 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$54 thousand
  • Fire protection$45 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$25 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$607 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$329 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$140 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$102 thousand
  • Government buildings$36 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$464 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$464 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.8%$193 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$193 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$15 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$15 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$9 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$5 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Marlborough 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 Marlborough 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.