Township government · Montgomery County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Upper Moreland Township took in $25.4 million and spent $30.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes81%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)11%State tax money7.0%Fines and other1.6%

What stands out

17%

of Upper Moreland 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 taxes81%

Property tax
35%$8.8 million
Other taxes
29%$7.5 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$6.1 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$874 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$529 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
17%$4.3 million

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$2.7 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$1.4 million
  • Other service charges$824 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$276 thousand
  • Road charges$174 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.0%

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

From the state
7.0%$1.8 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$243 thousand
Fines
0.6%$153 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Parks, recreation and libraries16%Roads, transit and parking14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.1%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

16%

of Upper Moreland Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 2.4%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
36%$11.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$5.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$393 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$7.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$6.5 million
  • Fire protection$426 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$404 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$299 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
16%$4.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3.8 million
  • Libraries$976 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$4.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.1%$2.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.8 million
Interest on debt
0.4%$136 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Upper Moreland 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 Moreland 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.