Township government · Fayette County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Redstone Township took in $1.8 million and spent $1.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes42%State tax money28%Federal tax money16%Fines and other12%Fees for services (water)2.4%

What stands out

23%

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

Township taxes42%

Individual income tax
23%$413 thousand
Property tax
11%$188 thousand
Other taxes
7.7%$136 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$54 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$50 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.4%

Fees for services
2.4%$43 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and other service charges
  • Water$30 thousand
  • Other service charges$13 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%$275 thousand

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$489 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
11%$201 thousand
Fines
1.0%$18 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking51%Running the government and other costs34%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.7%Health and hospitals0.4%All other spending0.2%

What stands out

34%

of Redstone Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
51%$847 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$847 thousand
Running the government and other costs
34%$564 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$312 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$148 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$75 thousand
  • Government buildings$27 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$209 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$149 thousand
  • Fire protection$48 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.7%$29 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$26 thousand
  • Sewer systems$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Redstone 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 Redstone 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.