Township government · Westmoreland County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Unity Township took in $9.0 million and spent $10.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes69%Federal tax money13%State tax money12%Fines and other4.4%Fees for services (parks and recreation, sewer)1.3%

What stands out

38%

of Unity Township's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Township taxes69%

Individual income tax
38%$3.4 million
Other taxes
17%$1.5 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$548 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$513 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$427 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
15%$1.3 million

Fees for services1.3%

Fees for services
1.3%$117 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Other service charges$92 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
  • Sewer$9 thousand
  • Garbage collection$7 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%$1.1 million

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$1.1 million

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$386 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking54%Running the government and other costs34%Police, fire, courts and jails9.7%Interest on debt1.7%Parks, recreation and libraries1.2%

What stands out

54%

of Unity Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 9.2%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
54%$5.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.6 million
Running the government and other costs
34%$3.5 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$2.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$809 thousand
  • Government buildings$346 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$277 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.7%$1.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$655 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$256 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$93 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$172 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$128 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$128 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Unity 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 Unity 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.