Township government · Delaware County, PA

Nether Providence Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Nether Providence Township took in $13.6 million and spent $12.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes45%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)32%State tax money10%Fines and other8.0%Federal tax money3.9%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

32%

of Nether Providence Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Township taxes45%

Property tax
38%$5.2 million
Other taxes
7.7%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$617 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$278 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$155 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$4.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$3.5 million
  • Other service charges$472 thousand
  • Garbage collection$370 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$48 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.9%

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

From the federal government
3.9%$527 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$1.4 million

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$75 thousand

Fines and other8.0%

Interest, rents and other
7.6%$1.0 million
Fines
0.4%$57 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking19%Housing and community development2.5%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

27%

of Nether Providence Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 4.5%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$3.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.0 million
  • Fire protection$367 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$237 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$23 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$3.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$2.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$558 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$2.7 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$807 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$673 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$648 thousand
  • Government buildings$609 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$2.3 million
  • Public transit$97 thousand
Housing and community development
2.5%$315 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$226 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$133 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$93 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$76 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Nether Providence 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 Nether Providence 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.