Township government · Washington County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Blaine Township took in $373 thousand and spent $271 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money41%Township taxes40%Federal tax money9.4%Fines and other4.0%Fees for services (parks and recreation, road charges)2.9%County and local tax money2.1%

What stands out

20%

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

Township taxes40%

Individual income tax
20%$75 thousand
Property tax
16%$61 thousand
Other taxes
3.8%$14 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.9%

Fees for services
2.9%$11 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$8 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.4%

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

From the federal government
9.4%$35 thousand

State tax money41%

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

From the state
41%$154 thousand

County and local tax money2.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.1%$8 thousand

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$14 thousand
Fines
0.3%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking52%Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Parks, recreation and libraries1.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.8%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

14%

of Blaine Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
52%$140 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$140 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$82 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$40 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$26 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$38 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$29 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$5 thousand
  • Fire protection$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.8%$5 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$5 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Blaine 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 Blaine 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.