Township government · Indiana 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 $877 thousand and spent $827 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money58%Township taxes32%Federal tax money10%Fines and other0.7%Fees for services (road charges)0.1%

What stands out

22%

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

Township taxes32%

Individual income tax
22%$191 thousand
Property tax
8.4%$74 thousand
Other taxes
1.4%$12 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.1%

Fees for services
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$88 thousand

State tax money58%

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

From the state
58%$505 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Fines
0.5%$4 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.2%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking75%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails1.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.1%Interest on debt0.1%

What stands out

75%

of Washington Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
75%$621 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$621 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$193 thousand
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$141 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$27 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$19 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.3%$11 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$11 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$1 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$1 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.