Township government · Montgomery County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Whitemarsh Township took in $25.2 million and spent $30.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes83%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)10%State tax money5.3%Fines and other1.5%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

40%

of Whitemarsh 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 taxes83%

Individual income tax
40%$10.1 million
Other taxes
25%$6.3 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$4.5 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.3 million
  • Public utility licenses$423 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$76 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
18%$4.5 million

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$2.6 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$1.8 million
  • Other service charges$479 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$262 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.3%

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

From the state
5.3%$1.3 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$85 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$335 thousand
Fines
0.2%$38 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs33%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Roads, transit and parking17%Housing and community development10%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.7%All other spending7.4%

What stands out

10%

of Whitemarsh Township's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
33%$10.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$4.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$7.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$6.3 million
  • Fire protection$1.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$422 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$5.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.2 million
Housing and community development
10%$3.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.7%$2.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.0%$1.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$849 thousand
  • Libraries$687 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$452 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$230 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$230 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$53 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$53 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Whitemarsh 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 Whitemarsh 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.