Township government · Washington County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Fallowfield Township took in $2.5 million and spent $2.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes55%State tax money31%Federal tax money8.5%Fines and other3.4%Fees for services (parks and recreation)2.2%

What stands out

22%

of Fallowfield 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
22%$548 thousand
Property tax
20%$505 thousand
Other taxes
14%$343 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$211 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$79 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$53 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.2%

Fees for services
2.2%$57 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$54 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.5%

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

From the federal government
8.5%$217 thousand

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$783 thousand

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$79 thousand
Fines
0.3%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking70%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails6.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.4%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%

What stands out

70%

of Fallowfield Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
70%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$534 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$343 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$71 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$62 thousand
  • Government buildings$58 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.4%$148 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$83 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$47 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$18 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$10 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Fallowfield 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 Fallowfield 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.