Township government · Montgomery County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Upper Hanover Township took in $4.3 million and spent $4.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes70%Federal tax money9.8%State tax money9.7%Fines and other6.6%Fees for services (road charges)4.4%

What stands out

38%

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

Township taxes70%

Individual income tax
38%$1.6 million
Property tax
19%$801 thousand
Other taxes
13%$574 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$380 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$141 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$53 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.4%

Fees for services
4.4%$189 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$141 thousand
  • Road charges$48 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.8%

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

From the federal government
9.8%$421 thousand

State tax money9.7%

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

From the state
9.7%$416 thousand

Fines and other6.6%

Interest, rents and other
6.5%$280 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking65%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails7.8%Parks, recreation and libraries1.9%Health and hospitals1.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.7%

What stands out

65%

of Upper Hanover Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
65%$2.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.6 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$899 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$404 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$359 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$88 thousand
  • Government buildings$48 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.8%$309 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Fire protection$222 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$66 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$18 thousand
  • Police$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$74 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$74 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.8%$71 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$71 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.7%$28 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$28 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Upper Hanover 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 Hanover 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.