Township government · Lehigh County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Upper Macungie Township took in $33.1 million and spent $28.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes51%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)36%State tax money6.0%Fines and other5.8%Federal tax money1.1%

What stands out

26%

of Upper Macungie 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 taxes51%

Individual income tax
26%$8.6 million
Other taxes
15%$5.1 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$3.2 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.9 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
9.6%$3.2 million

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$12.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Sewer$9.1 million
  • Garbage collection$2.2 million
  • Other service charges$360 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$335 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$357 thousand

State tax money6.0%

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

From the state
6.0%$2.0 million

Fines and other5.8%

Interest, rents and other
5.1%$1.7 million
Fines
0.6%$215 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Running the government and other costs18%Roads, transit and parking17%Parks, recreation and libraries5.9%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

33%

of Upper Macungie 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
33%$9.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$7.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$7.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$4.5 million
  • Fire protection$1.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$877 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$114 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$5.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$729 thousand
  • Government buildings$200 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$105 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$4.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.9%$1.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.6 million
  • Libraries$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$105 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$105 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$7 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Upper Macungie 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 Macungie 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.