Township government · Indiana County, PA

West Mahoning Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), West Mahoning Township took in $361 thousand and spent $292 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money52%Township taxes29%Federal tax money18%Fines and other0.8%Fees for services0.6%

What stands out

18%

of West Mahoning Township's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes29%

Individual income tax
18%$65 thousand
Property tax
6.9%$25 thousand
Other taxes
3.6%$13 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money18%

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

From the federal government
18%$66 thousand

State tax money52%

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

From the state
52%$187 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Fines
0.6%$2 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.3%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking72%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails3.4%Health and hospitals0.7%

What stands out

72%

of West Mahoning 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
72%$211 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$211 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$69 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$44 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.4%$10 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$10 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

West Mahoning 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 West Mahoning 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.