Township government · Montgomery 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 $17.7 million and spent $22.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes86%State tax money8.6%Fees for services (parks and recreation)2.5%Fines and other2.2%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

35%

of Montgomery 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 taxes86%

Individual income tax
35%$6.2 million
Other taxes
34%$6.1 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$4.9 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.1 million
  • Amusement taxes$73 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
17%$3.0 million

Fees for services2.5%

Fees for services
2.5%$443 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation and other service charges
  • Parks and recreation$316 thousand
  • Other service charges$127 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.6%

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

From the state
8.6%$1.5 million

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$67 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$211 thousand
Fines
1.0%$173 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails48%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking18%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Interest on debt1.2%

What stands out

48%

of Montgomery 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
48%$10.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$7.1 million
  • Fire protection$3.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$139 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$4.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.8 million
  • Government buildings$852 thousand
  • Other and not broken out-$440 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$4.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$2.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.7 million
Interest on debt
1.2%$269 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 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.