Township government · Montgomery County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Worcester Township took in $6.7 million and spent $6.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes61%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)19%State tax money11%Fines and other9.4%

What stands out

45%

of Worcester 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 taxes61%

Individual income tax
45%$3.0 million
Other taxes
15%$969 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and public utility licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$754 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$215 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
0.7%$49 thousand

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$848 thousand
  • Other service charges$420 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$716 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other9.4%

Interest, rents and other
9.4%$625 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking57%Running the government and other costs19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Police, fire, courts and jails7.7%Parks, recreation and libraries2.8%Interest on debt1.3%

What stands out

57%

of Worcester Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 9.2%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
57%$3.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.6 million
Running the government and other costs
19%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$135 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$768 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$768 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.7%$484 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$376 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$108 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$175 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$175 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$79 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Worcester 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 Worcester 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.