Township government · Bedford County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), West Providence Township took in $844 thousand and spent $748 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes52%State tax money25%Federal tax money19%Fines and other4.6%Fees for services0.2%

What stands out

36%

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

Township taxes52%

Individual income tax
36%$306 thousand
Property tax
8.9%$75 thousand
Other taxes
6.4%$54 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and public utility licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$39 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money19%

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

From the federal government
19%$160 thousand

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$208 thousand

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$36 thousand
Fines
0.4%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking45%Running the government and other costs43%Housing and community development7.5%Police, fire, courts and jails3.6%Parks, recreation and libraries0.7%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

7.5%

of West Providence Township's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
45%$334 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$334 thousand
Running the government and other costs
43%$323 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$166 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$89 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$49 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$19 thousand
Housing and community development
7.5%$56 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.6%$27 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$21 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

West Providence 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 Providence 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.