Township government · Montgomery County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Upper Pottsgrove Township took in $6.2 million and spent $6.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes49%Fees for services (sewer)31%State tax money8.0%Fines and other7.4%Federal tax money4.9%

What stands out

31%

of Upper Pottsgrove Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes49%

Individual income tax
25%$1.5 million
Property tax
18%$1.1 million
Other taxes
5.7%$355 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$210 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$109 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$36 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$1.8 million
  • Other service charges$137 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.9%

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

From the federal government
4.9%$301 thousand

State tax money8.0%

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

From the state
8.0%$499 thousand

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%$3 thousand

Fines and other7.4%

Interest, rents and other
6.9%$429 thousand
Fines
0.4%$27 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Roads, transit and parking14%Running the government and other costs12%Interest on debt2.7%Parks, recreation and libraries2.2%

What stands out

37%

of Upper Pottsgrove Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
37%$2.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$2.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$2.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Fire protection$259 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$100 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$64 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$955 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$955 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$798 thousand
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)$412 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$284 thousand
  • Government buildings$70 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$32 thousand
Interest on debt
2.7%$178 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$143 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$135 thousand
  • Libraries$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Upper Pottsgrove 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 Pottsgrove 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.