Township government · Washington County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), South Strabane Township took in $7.0 million and spent $7.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes69%State tax money17%Federal tax money7.3%Fees for services (parks and recreation, road charges)4.6%Fines and other2.5%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

25%

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

Township taxes69%

Individual income tax
25%$1.7 million
Other taxes
24%$1.7 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.2 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$306 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$207 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
20%$1.4 million

Fees for services4.6%

Fees for services
4.6%$320 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$255 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$40 thousand
  • Road charges$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.3%

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

From the federal government
7.3%$511 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$1.2 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$12 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$142 thousand
Fines
0.5%$32 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails44%Running the government and other costs29%Roads, transit and parking20%Parks, recreation and libraries4.3%Interest on debt1.5%All other spending0.3%

What stands out

44%

of South Strabane 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
44%$3.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$2.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$641 thousand
  • Fire protection$488 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$135 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$2.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$705 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$348 thousand
  • Government buildings$34 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
  • Public transit$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.3%$328 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$328 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$116 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$20 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$20 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

South Strabane 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 Strabane 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.