Township government · Westmoreland County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Fairfield Township took in $862 thousand and spent $747 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes49%State tax money33%Federal tax money14%Fees for services (sewer)3.4%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

27%

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

Township taxes49%

Individual income tax
27%$235 thousand
Property tax
15%$130 thousand
Other taxes
6.8%$59 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$39 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$18 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.4%

Fees for services
3.4%$29 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and sewer
  • Other service charges$28 thousand
  • Sewer$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$122 thousand

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$281 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$3 thousand
Fines
0.3%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking60%Running the government and other costs33%Police, fire, courts and jails4.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.3%Interest on debt0.8%

What stands out

33%

of Fairfield 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%$450 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$450 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$250 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$138 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$45 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$35 thousand
  • Government buildings$32 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.1%$31 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$22 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$8 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.3%$10 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$10 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Fairfield 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 Fairfield 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.