Township government · Lawrence 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 $350 thousand and spent $320 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes37%County and local tax money28%State tax money24%Federal tax money11%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

28%

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 taxes37%

Individual income tax
28%$98 thousand
Other taxes
4.6%$16 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and public utility licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$11 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
4.0%$14 thousand

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$40 thousand

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$83 thousand

County and local tax money28%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
28%$98 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Fines
0.3%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking80%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails4.7%Health and hospitals0.3%

What stands out

80%

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
80%$257 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$257 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$47 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)$22 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$13 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.7%$15 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$15 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$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.