Township government · Washington County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Peters Township took in $25.9 million and spent $31.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes64%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)17%State tax money9.9%Fines and other5.5%Federal tax money3.8%

What stands out

29%

of Peters 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 taxes64%

Individual income tax
29%$7.6 million
Property tax
22%$5.7 million
Other taxes
12%$3.2 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$2.2 million
  • Public utility licenses$521 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$483 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$4.4 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$2.2 million
  • Other service charges$1.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$844 thousand
  • Road charges$207 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.8%

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

From the federal government
3.8%$992 thousand

State tax money9.9%

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

From the state
9.9%$2.6 million

Fines and other5.5%

Interest, rents and other
5.2%$1.4 million
Fines
0.3%$66 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails27%Roads, transit and parking27%Running the government and other costs18%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

14%

of Peters Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 2.4%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$8.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$4.6 million
  • Fire protection$3.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$659 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$146 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
27%$8.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8.3 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$5.6 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$2.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$763 thousand
  • Government buildings$706 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$4.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3.1 million
  • Libraries$1.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$3.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.4 million
  • Sewer systems$786 thousand
Interest on debt
3.5%$1.1 million
Health and hospitals
0.4%$119 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$119 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Peters Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Peters 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.