Township government · Washington County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Somerset Township took in $1.8 million and spent $1.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes50%State tax money37%Fines and other12%Fees for services1.0%

What stands out

21%

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

Township taxes50%

Individual income tax
21%$380 thousand
Property tax
17%$306 thousand
Other taxes
11%$198 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; amusement taxes and 2 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$121 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$38 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$22 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.0%

Fees for services
1.0%$18 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$656 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
11%$196 thousand
Fines
1.1%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking63%Running the government and other costs34%Police, fire, courts and jails3.4%Health and hospitals0.2%Interest on debt0.1%

What stands out

34%

of Somerset 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
63%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
34%$631 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$539 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$92 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.4%$63 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$56 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Somerset 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 Somerset 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.