Township government · Indiana County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), East Wheatfield Township took in $736 thousand and spent $553 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes62%State tax money21%Federal tax money16%Fines and other1.6%Fees for services0.1%

What stands out

28%

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

Township taxes62%

Individual income tax
28%$208 thousand
Property tax
24%$179 thousand
Other taxes
9.1%$67 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$24 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$23 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.1%

Fees for services
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money16%

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

From the federal government
16%$116 thousand

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$153 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$9 thousand
Fines
0.4%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking60%Running the government and other costs33%Police, fire, courts and jails6.7%Interest on debt0.7%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

33%

of East Wheatfield 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
60%$330 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$330 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$181 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$93 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$46 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$26 thousand
  • Government buildings$16 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.7%$37 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$35 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

East Wheatfield 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 Wheatfield 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.