Township government · Pike County, PA

Westfall Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Westfall Township took in $2.9 million and spent $2.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes89%State tax money5.2%Fines and other2.9%Fees for services (road charges)2.4%

What stands out

33%

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

Township taxes89%

Property tax
40%$1.2 million
Individual income tax
33%$952 thousand
Other taxes
17%$490 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$367 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$123 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.4%

Fees for services
2.4%$71 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$65 thousand
  • Road charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.2%

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

From the state
5.2%$152 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$84 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Roads, transit and parking36%Running the government and other costs16%Health and hospitals7.4%Interest on debt3.2%Housing and community development<0.1%

What stands out

37%

of Westfall 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$837 thousand
  • Fire protection$189 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$37 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$33 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
36%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$462 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$329 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$99 thousand
  • Government buildings$24 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$10 thousand
Health and hospitals
7.4%$215 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$215 thousand
Interest on debt
3.2%$94 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Westfall Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Westfall 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.