Township government · Washington County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Canton Township took in $3.1 million and spent $4.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes56%State tax money23%Federal tax money13%Fees for services (sewer)4.5%Fines and other3.1%

What stands out

31%

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

Township taxes56%

Individual income tax
31%$976 thousand
Other taxes
15%$476 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$186 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$148 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$142 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
9.4%$295 thousand

Fees for services4.5%

Fees for services
4.5%$141 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$85 thousand
  • Other service charges$56 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$422 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$724 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$76 thousand
Fines
0.6%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs43%Roads, transit and parking34%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Police, fire, courts and jails6.8%Housing and community development2.8%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

11%

of Canton Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
43%$2.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$1.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$587 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$336 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$206 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
34%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$564 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$564 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.8%$337 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$262 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$75 thousand
Housing and community development
2.8%$136 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.7%$37 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$30 thousand
  • Sewer systems$7 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$33 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Canton 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 Canton 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.