Township government · Washington County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Amwell Township took in $2.9 million and spent $2.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money57%Township taxes31%Fines and other7.4%Fees for services (sewer, road charges)4.7%

What stands out

20%

of Amwell Township's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes31%

Individual income tax
20%$572 thousand
Property tax
6.8%$195 thousand
Other taxes
4.0%$114 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$63 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$30 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.7%

Fees for services
4.7%$134 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 3 more
  • Other service charges$107 thousand
  • Sewer$20 thousand
  • Road charges$3 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
  • Electric power$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money57%

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

From the state
57%$1.6 million

Fines and other7.4%

Interest, rents and other
7.4%$210 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking58%Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails8.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.7%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

32%

of Amwell Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
58%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
Running the government and other costs
32%$927 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$464 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$288 thousand
  • Government buildings$95 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$80 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.3%$239 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$237 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.7%$20 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$20 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$12 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Amwell 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 Amwell 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.