Township government · Westmoreland County, PA

East Huntingdon Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), East Huntingdon Township took in $3.0 million and spent $3.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes53%State tax money15%Federal tax money13%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)12%Fines and other7.5%

What stands out

30%

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

Township taxes53%

Individual income tax
30%$906 thousand
Other taxes
15%$455 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$230 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$225 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
7.2%$214 thousand

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$348 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; sewer and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$266 thousand
  • Sewer$66 thousand
  • Other service charges$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$400 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$438 thousand

Fines and other7.5%

Interest, rents and other
7.4%$222 thousand
Fines
0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs45%Roads, transit and parking43%Police, fire, courts and jails6.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.7%Interest on debt0.5%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

45%

of East Huntingdon 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%

Running the government and other costs
45%$1.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$634 thousand
  • Government buildings$513 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$142 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$91 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
43%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.0%$183 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$105 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$78 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.7%$143 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$143 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$16 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$15 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$10 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

East Huntingdon 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 East Huntingdon 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.