Township government · Erie County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Washington Township took in $2.9 million and spent $3.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes40%Fees for services (sewer, water)35%State tax money13%Federal tax money8.0%County and local tax money3.5%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

35%

of Washington Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes40%

Individual income tax
22%$640 thousand
Property tax
11%$331 thousand
Other taxes
6.5%$189 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$103 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$72 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$764 thousand
  • Water$158 thousand
  • Other service charges$36 thousand
  • Garbage collection$35 thousand
  • Road charges$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.0%

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

From the federal government
8.0%$231 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$374 thousand

County and local tax money3.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.5%$102 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$23 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking44%Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails3.2%Parks, recreation and libraries1.1%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

27%

of Washington Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
44%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$805 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$622 thousand
  • Water supply$183 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$710 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)$344 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$266 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$83 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.2%$95 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$91 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$34 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$34 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Washington 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 Washington 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.