Township government · Montgomery County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Upper Gwynedd Township took in $21.9 million and spent $23.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes57%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)31%State tax money7.7%Fines and other5.1%

What stands out

34%

of Upper Gwynedd 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 taxes57%

Individual income tax
34%$7.4 million
Property tax
14%$3.2 million
Other taxes
8.5%$1.9 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$970 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$604 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$298 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$6.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$5.7 million
  • Other service charges$578 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$438 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.7%

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

From the state
7.7%$1.7 million

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$1.1 million
Fines
0.2%$36 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Roads, transit and parking19%Running the government and other costs15%Parks, recreation and libraries8.8%Interest on debt1.4%

What stands out

29%

of Upper Gwynedd 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
29%$6.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$6.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$6.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$5.3 million
  • Fire protection$677 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$385 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$4.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.4 million
Running the government and other costs
15%$3.5 million
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)$1.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.4 million
  • Government buildings$539 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$17 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.8%$2.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.1 million
Interest on debt
1.4%$324 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Upper Gwynedd Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Upper Gwynedd 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.