Township government · Washington County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hopewell Township took in $1.1 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money41%County and local tax money22%Township taxes19%Fines and other13%Federal tax money4.3%Fees for services (road charges)0.4%

What stands out

22%

of Hopewell Township's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes19%

Individual income tax
10%$114 thousand
Other taxes
4.4%$50 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$26 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
4.3%$49 thousand

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$4 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges and other service charges
  • Road charges$2 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.3%

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

From the federal government
4.3%$49 thousand

State tax money41%

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

From the state
41%$470 thousand

County and local tax money22%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
22%$249 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$144 thousand
Fines
0.4%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking49%Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.4%Parks, recreation and libraries<0.1%

What stands out

23%

of Hopewell 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
49%$540 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$540 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$301 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$166 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$73 thousand
  • Government buildings$41 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$21 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$258 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$229 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$26 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$4 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hopewell 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 Hopewell 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.