Township government · Montgomery County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Upper Providence Township took in $31.8 million and spent $45.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes57%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)19%Fines and other19%State tax money4.6%

What stands out

36%

of Upper Providence 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 taxes57%

Individual income tax
36%$11.5 million
Other taxes
11%$3.6 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.8 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.2 million
  • Public utility licenses$651 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
9.9%$3.1 million

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$6.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 3 more
  • Sewer$3.5 million
  • Other service charges$1.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$638 thousand
  • Garbage collection$74 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.6%

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

From the state
4.6%$1.4 million

Fines and other19%

Interest, rents and other
17%$5.5 million
Fines
1.4%$452 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Parks, recreation and libraries21%Roads, transit and parking15%Running the government and other costs14%

What stands out

28%

of Upper Providence 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
28%$12.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$12.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$140 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$10.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$7.8 million
  • Fire protection$2.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$367 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
21%$9.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$9.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
15%$6.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.6 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$6.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$3.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$254 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Upper Providence Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Upper Providence 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.