Township government · Indiana County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Montgomery Township took in $443 thousand and spent $255 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes47%State tax money34%Federal tax money17%Fines and other1.6%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

30%

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

Township taxes47%

Individual income tax
30%$131 thousand
Property tax
11%$49 thousand
Other taxes
6.1%$27 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$10 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$9 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money17%

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

From the federal government
17%$77 thousand

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$151 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$1 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Fines
0.9%$4 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.7%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking60%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Health and hospitals0.4%

What stands out

16%

of Montgomery 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%

Roads, transit and parking
60%$152 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$152 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$61 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$26 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$21 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$41 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$26 thousand
  • Police$12 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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.