Township government · Fayette County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Stewart Township took in $374 thousand and spent $281 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money48%Township taxes31%Federal tax money9.6%Fines and other8.3%Fees for services3.2%

What stands out

19%

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

Township taxes31%

Individual income tax
19%$71 thousand
Property tax
10%$38 thousand
Other taxes
2.1%$8 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$6 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.2%

Fees for services
3.2%$12 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.6%

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

From the federal government
9.6%$36 thousand

State tax money48%

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

From the state
48%$178 thousand

Fines and other8.3%

Interest, rents and other
7.8%$29 thousand
Fines
0.5%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking53%Running the government and other costs40%Police, fire, courts and jails4.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.4%Interest on debt0.7%

What stands out

40%

of Stewart 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
53%$149 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$149 thousand
Running the government and other costs
40%$113 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$57 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$35 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$11 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.6%$13 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$10 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.4%$4 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$4 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Stewart 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 Stewart 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.