Township government · Westmoreland 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 $3.6 million and spent $4.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes64%State tax money16%Federal tax money10%Fees for services (road charges, parks and recreation)6.9%Fines and other2.4%

What stands out

25%

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 taxes64%

Property tax
29%$1.1 million
Individual income tax
25%$908 thousand
Other taxes
10%$379 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$154 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$123 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$102 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.9%

Fees for services
6.9%$252 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 1 more
  • Other service charges$197 thousand
  • Road charges$46 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 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%$369 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$590 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$58 thousand
Fines
0.8%$29 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking51%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Running the government and other costs20%Health and hospitals0.5%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%

What stands out

28%

of Washington Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
51%$2.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.0 million
  • Fire protection$131 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$49 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$12 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$848 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$407 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$215 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$176 thousand
  • Government buildings$50 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$22 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$22 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$17 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$17 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.