Township government · Montgomery County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Upper Salford Township took in $2.5 million and spent $2.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes49%State tax money36%Federal tax money7.0%Fines and other6.6%Fees for services (parks and recreation)1.4%

What stands out

27%

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

Township taxes49%

Individual income tax
27%$674 thousand
Property tax
13%$336 thousand
Other taxes
8.5%$214 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$96 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$59 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$59 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.4%

Fees for services
1.4%$36 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$32 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.0%

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

From the federal government
7.0%$176 thousand

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$910 thousand

Fines and other6.6%

Interest, rents and other
6.3%$157 thousand
Fines
0.3%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries33%Running the government and other costs25%Environment and natural resources18%Roads, transit and parking15%Police, fire, courts and jails7.1%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

33%

of Upper Salford Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Parks, recreation and libraries
33%$695 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$679 thousand
  • Libraries$16 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$523 thousand
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$307 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$132 thousand
  • Government buildings$47 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$37 thousand
Environment and natural resources
18%$376 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$376 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$323 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$323 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.1%$150 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$67 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$47 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$36 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$34 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$14 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Upper Salford 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 Salford 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.