Township government · Washington County, PA

Cross Creek Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cross Creek Township took in $1.1 million and spent $876 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money51%Township taxes32%Federal tax money7.0%Fees for services (road charges, water)5.5%Fines and other4.8%

What stands out

16%

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

Township taxes32%

Individual income tax
16%$173 thousand
Property tax
10%$112 thousand
Other taxes
6.1%$68 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$46 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$14 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.5%

Fees for services
5.5%$61 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges; water and 2 more
  • Road charges$39 thousand
  • Water$10 thousand
  • Other service charges$9 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.0%

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

From the federal government
7.0%$78 thousand

State tax money51%

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

From the state
51%$567 thousand

Fines and other4.8%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$50 thousand
Fines
0.3%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs43%Roads, transit and parking35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Police, fire, courts and jails8.6%Parks, recreation and libraries1.0%Health and hospitals0.2%

What stands out

12%

of Cross Creek Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.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%$375 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)$124 thousand
  • Government buildings$76 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$36 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
35%$308 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$308 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$107 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$86 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$13 thousand
  • Water supply$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.6%$75 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$55 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$11 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$9 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cross Creek 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 Cross Creek 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.