Township government · Westmoreland County, PA

South Huntingdon Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), South Huntingdon Township took in $2.1 million and spent $1.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes53%State tax money24%Federal tax money13%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)6.5%Fines and other3.1%

What stands out

32%

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

Township taxes53%

Individual income tax
32%$669 thousand
Property tax
12%$250 thousand
Other taxes
10%$214 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 2 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$71 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$63 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$58 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.5%

Fees for services
6.5%$138 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$97 thousand
  • Other service charges$34 thousand
  • Sewer$6 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$286 thousand

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$501 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$61 thousand
Fines
0.2%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking47%Running the government and other costs47%Police, fire, courts and jails5.8%Health and hospitals0.4%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.1%

What stands out

47%

of South Huntingdon 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
47%$787 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$787 thousand
Running the government and other costs
47%$781 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$586 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$109 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$48 thousand
  • Government buildings$37 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.8%$97 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$48 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$43 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.1%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

South Huntingdon 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 South Huntingdon 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.