Township government · Westmoreland 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 $1.2 million and spent $1.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes57%State tax money23%Federal tax money10%Fines and other5.6%County and local tax money3.7%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)1.2%

What stands out

27%

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 taxes57%

Individual income tax
27%$324 thousand
Other taxes
18%$216 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$88 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$49 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$46 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
12%$142 thousand

Fees for services1.2%

Fees for services
1.2%$14 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Sewer$9 thousand
  • Garbage collection$3 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$122 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$276 thousand

County and local tax money3.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.7%$44 thousand

Fines and other5.6%

Interest, rents and other
5.1%$62 thousand
Fines
0.4%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking48%Running the government and other costs45%Police, fire, courts and jails4.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.2%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

45%

of Donegal Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
48%$486 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$486 thousand
Running the government and other costs
45%$457 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$197 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$144 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$67 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$49 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.1%$42 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$29 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$13 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.2%$33 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$30 thousand
  • Water supply$3 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$4 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.