Township government · Westmoreland County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Penn Township took in $13.0 million and spent $11.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes76%State tax money9.8%Federal tax money8.5%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)3.0%Fines and other1.9%County and local tax money0.9%

What stands out

27%

of Penn 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 taxes76%

Property tax
37%$4.8 million
Individual income tax
27%$3.5 million
Other taxes
12%$1.5 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$697 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$443 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$405 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.0%

Fees for services
3.0%$388 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$264 thousand
  • Other service charges$73 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$51 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.5%

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

From the federal government
8.5%$1.1 million

State tax money9.8%

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

From the state
9.8%$1.3 million

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$118 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$206 thousand
Fines
0.3%$35 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails45%Roads, transit and parking42%Running the government and other costs11%Parks, recreation and libraries2.5%Interest on debt<0.1%

What stands out

42%

of Penn 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
45%$4.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$4.4 million
  • Fire protection$419 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$145 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
42%$4.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$4.6 million
  • Public transit$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$779 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$253 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$99 thousand
  • Government buildings$78 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$277 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$181 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$96 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Penn 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 Penn 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.