Township government · Montgomery County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Upper Frederick Township took in $2.2 million and spent $2.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes57%Fees for services (sewer, water)24%Federal tax money8.9%State tax money8.6%Fines and other2.0%

What stands out

32%

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

Township taxes57%

Individual income tax
32%$699 thousand
Property tax
16%$338 thousand
Other taxes
8.6%$185 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$88 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$69 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$519 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$333 thousand
  • Water$152 thousand
  • Other service charges$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.9%

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

From the federal government
8.9%$192 thousand

State tax money8.6%

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

From the state
8.6%$185 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$43 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking47%Running the government and other costs29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Police, fire, courts and jails4.3%Health and hospitals0.9%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

17%

of Upper Frederick 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
47%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Running the government and other costs
29%$805 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$363 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$218 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$143 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$81 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$466 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$313 thousand
  • Water supply$143 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.3%$117 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$63 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$34 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$20 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$25 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$25 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$22 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$18 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Upper Frederick 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 Frederick 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.