Township government · Montgomery County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Springfield Township took in $18.6 million and spent $17.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes70%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)15%State tax money8.0%Fines and other6.7%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

23%

of Springfield 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 taxes70%

Property tax
32%$5.9 million
Individual income tax
23%$4.2 million
Other taxes
16%$2.9 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.5 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$973 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$414 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$2.8 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 3 more
  • Garbage collection$1.6 million
  • Other service charges$795 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$393 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand
  • Sewer$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$31 thousand

State tax money8.0%

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

From the state
8.0%$1.5 million

Fines and other6.7%

Interest, rents and other
6.4%$1.2 million
Fines
0.3%$51 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Roads, transit and parking18%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.9%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

12%

of Springfield Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 2.4%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
30%$5.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$320 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$5.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.9 million
  • Fire protection$876 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$191 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$33 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$3.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$2.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
  • Libraries$839 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.9%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.6 million
Interest on debt
1.9%$335 thousand
Housing and community development
0.1%$18 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Springfield 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 Springfield 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.