Township government · Westmoreland County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ligonier Township took in $2.9 million and spent $3.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes65%State tax money23%Fees for services (parks and recreation, road charges)9.6%County and local tax money1.5%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

29%

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

Township taxes65%

Individual income tax
29%$859 thousand
Other taxes
18%$528 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 2 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$255 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$119 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$83 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$71 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
17%$512 thousand

Fees for services9.6%

Fees for services
9.6%$283 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$279 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$678 thousand

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$44 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$25 thousand
Fines
0.2%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking40%Police, fire, courts and jails35%Running the government and other costs23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.5%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%All other spending0.2%

What stands out

35%

of Ligonier 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
40%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$953 thousand
  • Fire protection$96 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$88 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$46 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$792 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Government buildings$382 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$146 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$141 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$123 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.5%$18 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$16 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$12 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$4 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ligonier 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 Ligonier 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.