Township government · Fayette County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Brownsville Township took in $167 thousand and spent $139 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes53%State tax money24%Federal tax money20%Fees for services1.8%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

33%

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

Township taxes53%

Individual income tax
33%$55 thousand
Property tax
14%$24 thousand
Other taxes
6.0%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$4 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$4 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.8%

Fees for services
1.8%$3 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money20%

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

From the federal government
20%$34 thousand

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$40 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Fines
0.6%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs60%Roads, transit and parking25%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Parks, recreation and libraries0.7%

What stands out

60%

of Brownsville 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
60%$83 thousand
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)$50 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$21 thousand
  • Government buildings$12 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$35 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$35 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$20 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$15 thousand
  • Fire protection$4 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Brownsville 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 Brownsville 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.