Township government · Westmoreland County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hempfield Township took in $20.1 million and spent $17.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes56%State tax money21%Fines and other14%Federal tax money5.3%Fees for services (parks and recreation)4.0%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

30%

of Hempfield Township's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Township taxes56%

Individual income tax
30%$5.9 million
Other taxes
17%$3.4 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.7 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$932 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$830 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
8.9%$1.8 million

Fees for services4.0%

Fees for services
4.0%$801 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation and other service charges
  • Parks and recreation$414 thousand
  • Other service charges$387 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.3%

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

From the federal government
5.3%$1.1 million

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$4.3 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$17 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
14%$2.7 million
Fines
0.1%$24 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs34%Roads, transit and parking32%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Interest on debt1.3%

What stands out

32%

of Hempfield Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 9.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
34%$6.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.7 million
  • Government buildings$1.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$725 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$217 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
32%$5.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$3.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$2.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$423 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$213 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$2.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.3 million
Interest on debt
1.3%$232 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hempfield 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 Hempfield 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.