Township government · Chester County, PA

Uwchlan Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Uwchlan Township took in $20.6 million and spent $22.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes54%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)29%State tax money7.4%Fines and other5.4%Federal tax money4.5%

What stands out

39%

of Uwchlan 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 taxes54%

Individual income tax
39%$8.0 million
Other taxes
15%$3.0 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.6 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.0 million
  • Public utility licenses$367 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
0.7%$139 thousand

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$5.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Sewer$3.9 million
  • Garbage collection$2.0 million
  • Other service charges$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.5%

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

From the federal government
4.5%$925 thousand

State tax money7.4%

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

From the state
7.4%$1.5 million

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$1.0 million
Fines
0.3%$67 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Roads, transit and parking13%Running the government and other costs12%Parks, recreation and libraries12%All other spending3.4%

What stands out

32%

of Uwchlan 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
32%$6.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$5.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$6.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$5.8 million
  • Fire protection$240 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$2.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.8 million
Running the government and other costs
12%$2.7 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)$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$619 thousand
  • Government buildings$338 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$178 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$2.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.7 million
Health and hospitals
2.7%$595 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$595 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$146 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$146 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Uwchlan 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 Uwchlan 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.