Township government · Montgomery County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Skippack Township took in $9.2 million and spent $5.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes63%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)27%State tax money5.6%Fines and other4.2%

What stands out

50%

of Skippack 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 taxes63%

Individual income tax
50%$4.6 million
Other taxes
11%$993 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$460 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$258 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$242 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
2.8%$262 thousand

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Sewer$2.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$18 thousand
  • Other service charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.6%

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

From the state
5.6%$519 thousand

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$380 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Parks, recreation and libraries20%Roads, transit and parking19%Running the government and other costs13%Police, fire, courts and jails7.3%All other spending6.7%

What stands out

33%

of Skippack 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$1.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
20%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$788 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$575 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$115 thousand
  • Government buildings$52 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$46 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.3%$429 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$238 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$133 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$58 thousand
Interest on debt
4.8%$282 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.8%$108 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$108 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
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Skippack 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 Skippack 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.