Township government · Fayette County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), German Township took in $2.4 million and spent $2.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes38%State tax money23%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)20%Federal tax money11%Fines and other8.5%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

19%

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

Township taxes38%

Individual income tax
19%$459 thousand
Property tax
13%$300 thousand
Other taxes
5.6%$133 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$52 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$44 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$468 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$359 thousand
  • Other service charges$75 thousand
  • Sewer$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$250 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$549 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$6 thousand

Fines and other8.5%

Interest, rents and other
7.6%$180 thousand
Fines
0.8%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking41%Running the government and other costs34%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.6%Parks, recreation and libraries2.5%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

17%

of German Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
41%$825 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$825 thousand
Running the government and other costs
34%$678 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$420 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$153 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$58 thousand
  • Government buildings$46 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$347 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$279 thousand
  • Fire protection$38 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$21 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.6%$72 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$49 thousand
  • Water supply$12 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$11 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$51 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$40 thousand
  • Libraries$11 thousand
Housing and community development
1.6%$33 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

German 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 German 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.