Township government · Lehigh County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Upper Milford Township took in $4.4 million and spent $3.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes65%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)12%Federal tax money9.4%State tax money9.4%Fines and other4.6%

What stands out

45%

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

Township taxes65%

Individual income tax
45%$2.0 million
Other taxes
12%$518 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$334 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$122 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$62 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
8.0%$356 thousand

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$519 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Other service charges$382 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$131 thousand
  • Garbage collection$4 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.4%

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

From the federal government
9.4%$416 thousand

State tax money9.4%

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

From the state
9.4%$416 thousand

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$202 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs49%Roads, transit and parking34%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Parks, recreation and libraries3.7%Health and hospitals1.1%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

49%

of Upper Milford 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
49%$1.5 million
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$819 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$477 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$140 thousand
  • Government buildings$90 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
34%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$327 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation; fire protection and 1 more
  • Inspections and regulation$182 thousand
  • Fire protection$126 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$19 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.7%$117 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$73 thousand
  • Libraries$44 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$34 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$34 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.1%$34 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$34 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.0%$31 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$31 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Upper Milford 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 Milford 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.