Township government · Butler County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Donegal Township took in $757 thousand and spent $645 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes44%State tax money26%County and local tax money14%Federal tax money12%Fees for services (road charges)2.2%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

30%

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

Township taxes44%

Individual income tax
30%$229 thousand
Property tax
9.6%$73 thousand
Other taxes
4.5%$34 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Public utility licenses$20 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.2%

Fees for services
2.2%$17 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges and other service charges
  • Road charges$15 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$94 thousand

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$199 thousand

County and local tax money14%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
14%$107 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Fines
0.4%$3 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking73%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails1.9%Interest on debt0.8%

What stands out

73%

of Donegal Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
73%$470 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$470 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$158 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$76 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$39 thousand
  • Government buildings$33 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.9%$12 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$9 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Donegal 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 Donegal 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.