Township government · Washington County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Buffalo Township took in $1.0 million and spent $873 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes50%State tax money35%Fines and other6.3%Federal tax money6.2%Fees for services2.3%

What stands out

26%

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

Township taxes50%

Individual income tax
26%$267 thousand
Property tax
15%$149 thousand
Other taxes
8.5%$86 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$55 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.3%

Fees for services
2.3%$23 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.2%

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

From the federal government
6.2%$63 thousand

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$357 thousand

Fines and other6.3%

Interest, rents and other
5.9%$60 thousand
Fines
0.4%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking47%Running the government and other costs42%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%Interest on debt0.1%

What stands out

42%

of Buffalo 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
47%$413 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$413 thousand
Running the government and other costs
42%$363 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)$177 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$107 thousand
  • Government buildings$40 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$39 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$93 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; fire protection and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$41 thousand
  • Fire protection$37 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$15 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$2 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Buffalo 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 Buffalo 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.