Township government · Montgomery County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Whitpain Township took in $26.1 million and spent $28.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes74%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)16%State tax money5.9%Fines and other4.0%

What stands out

34%

of Whitpain 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 taxes74%

Individual income tax
34%$8.8 million
Property tax
25%$6.5 million
Other taxes
16%$4.1 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$2.2 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.4 million
  • Public utility licenses$471 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$4.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer and parks and recreation
  • Sewer$3.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$420 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.9%

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

From the state
5.9%$1.5 million

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$1.0 million
Fines
0.2%$54 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails31%Parks, recreation and libraries20%Running the government and other costs16%Roads, transit and parking15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Interest on debt2.2%

What stands out

20%

of Whitpain Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 2.4%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$8.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$6.9 million
  • Fire protection$1.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$408 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$249 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
20%$5.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5.8 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$4.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.9 million
  • Government buildings$1.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$952 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$495 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$4.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$4.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$4.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$33 thousand
  • Water supply$11 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$640 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Whitpain 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 Whitpain 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.