Township government · Westmoreland County, PA

Mount Pleasant Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mount Pleasant Township took in $3.4 million and spent $2.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes62%State tax money18%Federal tax money16%Fines and other2.5%Fees for services (sewer)1.6%

What stands out

39%

of Mount Pleasant 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 taxes62%

Individual income tax
39%$1.3 million
Other taxes
15%$508 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 2 more
  • Public utility licenses$189 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$149 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$123 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$47 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
8.7%$297 thousand

Fees for services1.6%

Fees for services
1.6%$56 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and sewer
  • Other service charges$55 thousand
  • Sewer$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money16%

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

From the federal government
16%$546 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$608 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$82 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking51%Running the government and other costs40%Police, fire, courts and jails8.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.7%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

51%

of Mount Pleasant 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%

Roads, transit and parking
51%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Running the government and other costs
40%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$552 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$239 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$210 thousand
  • Government buildings$115 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.8%$248 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$171 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$38 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$36 thousand
  • Police$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.7%$20 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$20 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Mount Pleasant 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 Mount Pleasant 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.