Township government · Montgomery County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Salford Township took in $1.8 million and spent $2.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes64%Fines and other14%Fees for services (sewer)12%State tax money8.9%County and local tax money1.0%

What stands out

38%

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

Township taxes64%

Individual income tax
38%$676 thousand
Property tax
17%$301 thousand
Other taxes
9.2%$163 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$91 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$53 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$206 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$206 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.9%

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

From the state
8.9%$158 thousand

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$18 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
14%$256 thousand
Fines
0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking56%Running the government and other costs23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Police, fire, courts and jails5.5%Parks, recreation and libraries3.2%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

12%

of Salford Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
56%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$539 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$237 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$213 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$49 thousand
  • Government buildings$40 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$291 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$270 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$21 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.5%$131 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$105 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$26 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.2%$75 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$69 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Salford 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 Salford 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.