Township government · Lehigh County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Upper Saucon Township took in $20.7 million and spent $20.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes58%Fees for services (sewer, water)25%State tax money8.0%Fines and other7.1%County and local tax money1.6%

What stands out

26%

of Upper Saucon 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 taxes58%

Individual income tax
26%$5.3 million
Property tax
17%$3.5 million
Other taxes
16%$3.3 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.8 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.3 million
  • Public utility licenses$136 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$5.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$2.8 million
  • Water$1.7 million
  • Road charges$328 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$203 thousand
  • Other service charges$154 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.0%

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

From the state
8.0%$1.7 million

County and local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.6%$324 thousand

Fines and other7.1%

Interest, rents and other
7.0%$1.4 million
Fines
0.1%$30 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Roads, transit and parking20%Running the government and other costs20%Parks, recreation and libraries3.6%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

30%

of Upper Saucon 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
30%$6.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$4.2 million
  • Water supply$2.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$4.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$3.8 million
  • Fire protection$1.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$77 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$4.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.3 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$4.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$706 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$507 thousand
  • Government buildings$461 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.6%$764 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$454 thousand
  • Libraries$310 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$433 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$49 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$49 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$34 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$34 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Upper Saucon Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Upper Saucon 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.