Township government · Washington County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Independence Township took in $1.3 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

State tax money53%Township taxes26%Fines and other15%County and local tax money6.5%Fees for services<0.1%

What stands out

13%

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

Township taxes26%

Individual income tax
13%$173 thousand
Property tax
10%$136 thousand
Other taxes
2.8%$37 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$27 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$6 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money53%

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

From the state
53%$709 thousand

County and local tax money6.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.5%$87 thousand

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
14%$190 thousand
Fines
0.5%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries38%Running the government and other costs28%Roads, transit and parking23%Police, fire, courts and jails8.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.9%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

38%

of Independence Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Parks, recreation and libraries
38%$531 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$531 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$385 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$145 thousand
  • Government buildings$118 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$92 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$30 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$322 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$322 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.0%$111 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$82 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$21 thousand
  • Fire protection$8 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.9%$26 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$17 thousand
  • Water supply$9 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Independence 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 Independence 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.