Township government · Westmoreland County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cook Township took in $833 thousand and spent $640 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes57%State tax money24%Federal tax money14%Fines and other3.8%Fees for services (parks and recreation)1.9%

What stands out

30%

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

Township taxes57%

Individual income tax
30%$248 thousand
Other taxes
14%$117 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$61 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$33 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
13%$108 thousand

Fees for services1.9%

Fees for services
1.9%$16 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$114 thousand

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$198 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$29 thousand
Fines
0.4%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking52%Running the government and other costs36%Parks, recreation and libraries5.8%Police, fire, courts and jails4.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.6%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

5.8%

of Cook 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%

Roads, transit and parking
52%$334 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$334 thousand
Running the government and other costs
36%$232 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$139 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$55 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$27 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.8%$37 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$37 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.8%$31 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$19 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$10 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.6%$4 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$4 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cook 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 Cook 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.