Township government · Westmoreland County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Derry Township took in $4.4 million and spent $4.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes54%State tax money24%Federal tax money17%Fees for services (road charges, parks and recreation)3.6%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

31%

of Derry Township's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Township taxes54%

Individual income tax
31%$1.4 million
Other taxes
14%$609 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$221 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$201 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$187 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
9.4%$416 thousand

Fees for services3.6%

Fees for services
3.6%$160 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 2 more
  • Other service charges$96 thousand
  • Road charges$47 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
  • Garbage collection$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money17%

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

From the federal government
17%$748 thousand

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$1.1 million

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$35 thousand
Fines
0.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking54%Running the government and other costs33%Police, fire, courts and jails6.1%Housing and community development5.6%Parks, recreation and libraries1.3%All other spending0.2%

What stands out

54%

of Derry Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 9.2%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
54%$2.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.3 million
Running the government and other costs
33%$1.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$700 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$338 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$325 thousand
  • Government buildings$36 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.1%$258 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$152 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$82 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$24 thousand
Housing and community development
5.6%$239 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$54 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$54 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.1%$6 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$6 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Derry 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 Derry 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.