Township government · Fayette County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Georges Township took in $2.3 million and spent $1.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes61%State tax money22%Federal tax money14%Fines and other2.6%Fees for services<0.1%

What stands out

34%

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

Township taxes61%

Individual income tax
34%$782 thousand
Property tax
16%$365 thousand
Other taxes
10%$234 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$104 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$66 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$64 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2 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%$326 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$505 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$52 thousand
Fines
0.4%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking48%Running the government and other costs43%Police, fire, courts and jails7.8%Health and hospitals0.5%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

43%

of Georges 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
48%$856 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$856 thousand
Running the government and other costs
43%$769 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$410 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$175 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$164 thousand
  • Government buildings$20 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.8%$139 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$79 thousand
  • Fire protection$40 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$20 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Georges 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 Georges 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.