Township government · Montgomery County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Plymouth Township took in $32.6 million and spent $34.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes69%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)19%State tax money8.6%Fines and other3.1%

What stands out

24%

of Plymouth 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 taxes69%

Other taxes
31%$10.2 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$8.8 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.1 million
  • Public utility licenses$314 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
24%$7.8 million
Property tax
14%$4.4 million

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$6.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Sewer$3.0 million
  • Garbage collection$1.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
  • Other service charges$757 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%$2.8 million

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$868 thousand
Fines
0.4%$137 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs44%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Roads, transit and parking8.9%Parks, recreation and libraries7.5%Health and hospitals0.2%

What stands out

44%

of Plymouth Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
44%$15.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$5.8 million
  • Government buildings$3.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$9.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$7.7 million
  • Fire protection$1.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$41 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$4.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$3.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.9%$3.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.5%$2.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.6 million
Health and hospitals
0.2%$66 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$66 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Plymouth 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 Plymouth 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.