Township government · Cumberland County, PA

Upper Frankford Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Upper Frankford Township took in $552 thousand and spent $236 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes55%State tax money24%Federal tax money20%Fees for services (sewer)1.3%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

44%

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

Township taxes55%

Individual income tax
44%$244 thousand
Other taxes
6.0%$33 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
4.3%$24 thousand

Fees for services1.3%

Fees for services
1.3%$7 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and sewer
  • Other service charges$6 thousand
  • Sewer$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money20%

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

From the federal government
20%$109 thousand

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$130 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$3 thousand
Fines
0.4%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs65%Roads, transit and parking23%Police, fire, courts and jails8.9%Health and hospitals1.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.3%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

65%

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

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
65%$153 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)$95 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$49 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$55 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$55 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.9%$21 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$11 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.3%$3 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$3 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Upper Frankford 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 Upper Frankford 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.