Township government · Schuylkill 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 $1.2 million and spent $809 thousand.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

Township taxes61%State tax money25%Federal tax money12%Fees for services1.2%Fines and other1.0%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

32%

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 taxes61%

Individual income tax
32%$402 thousand
Property tax
20%$248 thousand
Other taxes
8.5%$106 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 2 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$57 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$40 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$5 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.2%

Fees for services
1.2%$15 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$150 thousand

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$311 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$8 thousand
Fines
0.4%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking52%Running the government and other costs37%Police, fire, courts and jails5.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.6%Parks, recreation and libraries0.7%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

4.6%

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
52%$424 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$424 thousand
Running the government and other costs
37%$296 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$155 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$79 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$37 thousand
  • Government buildings$25 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.4%$44 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$36 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.6%$37 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$29 thousand
  • Sewer systems$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$2 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.