Township government · Westmoreland County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bell Township took in $784 thousand and spent $480 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes58%State tax money23%Federal tax money15%Fines and other4.6%

What stands out

32%

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

Township taxes58%

Individual income tax
32%$252 thousand
Property tax
14%$113 thousand
Other taxes
11%$86 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$45 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$21 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$119 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$178 thousand

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$34 thousand
Fines
0.3%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs48%Roads, transit and parking44%Police, fire, courts and jails6.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.0%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

48%

of Bell 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%

Running the government and other costs
48%$230 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$150 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$62 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
44%$212 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$212 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.7%$32 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$17 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$12 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.0%$5 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$5 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bell 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 Bell 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.