Township government · Westmoreland County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Sewickley Township took in $2.9 million and spent $3.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes63%State tax money28%Fines and other7.6%Fees for services (parks and recreation)1.5%

What stands out

27%

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

Township taxes63%

Property tax
27%$805 thousand
Individual income tax
27%$795 thousand
Other taxes
8.5%$251 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$89 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$81 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$81 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.5%

Fees for services
1.5%$44 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$33 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$824 thousand

Fines and other7.6%

Interest, rents and other
7.5%$220 thousand
Fines
0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking60%Running the government and other costs24%Parks, recreation and libraries7.3%Housing and community development4.7%Police, fire, courts and jails3.0%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

7.3%

of Sewickley Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
60%$2.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$2.3 million
  • Public transit$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$932 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$578 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$142 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$112 thousand
  • Government buildings$101 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses-$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.3%$286 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$286 thousand
Housing and community development
4.7%$185 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.0%$118 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; fire protection and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$54 thousand
  • Fire protection$44 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$20 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.8%$71 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$71 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sewickley 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 Sewickley 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.