Township government · Indiana County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), West Wheatfield Township took in $792 thousand and spent $652 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes55%State tax money23%Federal tax money14%Fees for services6.3%Fines and other1.0%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

27%

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

Township taxes55%

Individual income tax
27%$214 thousand
Property tax
22%$174 thousand
Other taxes
5.8%$46 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$18 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$15 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.3%

Fees for services
6.3%$50 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$50 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$112 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$185 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$3 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Fines
0.5%$4 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.5%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking52%Running the government and other costs42%Police, fire, courts and jails4.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.9%Interest on debt0.3%All other spending0.3%

What stands out

42%

of West Wheatfield Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
52%$340 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$340 thousand
Running the government and other costs
42%$274 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$182 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$44 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$29 thousand
  • Government buildings$19 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.3%$28 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$26 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.9%$6 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$6 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

West Wheatfield 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 Wheatfield 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.