Township government · Washington County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Robinson Township took in $1.7 million and spent $1.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money53%Township taxes41%Fees for services3.6%Fines and other2.4%

What stands out

14%

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

Township taxes41%

Property tax
14%$244 thousand
Individual income tax
14%$243 thousand
Other taxes
13%$217 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$102 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$58 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$39 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.6%

Fees for services
3.6%$61 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$61 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money53%

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

From the state
53%$903 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Fines
1.9%$33 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.5%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking48%Running the government and other costs33%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Interest on debt0.6%Parks, recreation and libraries0.5%Health and hospitals0.2%

What stands out

18%

of Robinson 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
48%$593 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$593 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$403 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$330 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$71 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$217 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$124 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$50 thousand
  • Fire protection$43 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Robinson Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Robinson 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.