Township government · Washington County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Carroll Township took in $2.9 million and spent $2.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes43%Federal tax money29%State tax money23%Fees for services (road charges)2.1%Fines and other2.0%

What stands out

29%

of Carroll Township's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes43%

Individual income tax
19%$541 thousand
Property tax
14%$406 thousand
Other taxes
10%$294 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$115 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$92 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$87 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.1%

Fees for services
2.1%$59 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$43 thousand
  • Road charges$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money29%

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

From the federal government
29%$838 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$665 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Fines
1.4%$39 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.7%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Roads, transit and parking38%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.4%Parks, recreation and libraries0.1%

What stands out

18%

of Carroll 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%

Running the government and other costs
42%$865 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$517 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$172 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$103 thousand
  • Government buildings$74 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses-$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
38%$784 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$779 thousand
  • Public transit$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$380 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$350 thousand
  • Fire protection$26 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.4%$28 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$23 thousand
  • Sewer systems$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Carroll 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 Carroll 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.