Township government · Montgomery County, PA

West Norriton Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), West Norriton Township took in $18.3 million and spent $21.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes57%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)30%State tax money5.5%Federal tax money5.3%Fines and other2.0%

What stands out

21%

of West Norriton 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%

Property tax
24%$4.4 million
Individual income tax
21%$3.9 million
Other taxes
12%$2.1 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.2 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$634 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$355 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$5.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Sewer$3.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.0 million
  • Other service charges$164 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.3%

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

From the federal government
5.3%$972 thousand

State tax money5.5%

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

From the state
5.5%$1.0 million

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$304 thousand
Fines
0.3%$55 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Roads, transit and parking7.1%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

30%

of West Norriton 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%$6.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$6.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$5.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$882 thousand
  • Government buildings$296 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$4.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$4.1 million
  • Fire protection$362 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$168 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$64 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$2.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.9 million
  • Libraries$10 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.1%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Interest on debt
1.8%$396 thousand
Housing and community development
0.4%$90 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

West Norriton 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 West Norriton 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.