Township government · Fayette County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Dunbar Township took in $2.0 million and spent $2.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes55%State tax money24%Federal tax money18%Fines and other2.9%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)0.5%

What stands out

35%

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

Township taxes55%

Individual income tax
35%$692 thousand
Other taxes
11%$228 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Public utility licenses$114 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$114 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
8.5%$170 thousand

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$10 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 1 more
  • Other service charges$6 thousand
  • Water$3 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money18%

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

From the federal government
18%$352 thousand

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$479 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$55 thousand
Fines
0.2%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking56%Running the government and other costs39%Police, fire, courts and jails4.9%Health and hospitals0.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.1%

What stands out

39%

of Dunbar 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
56%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
39%$773 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$545 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$94 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$79 thousand
  • Government buildings$55 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.9%$98 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$61 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$23 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$14 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.1%$3 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$3 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Dunbar 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 Dunbar 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.