County government · Westmoreland County, PA

Westmoreland County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Westmoreland County took in $334 million and spent $350 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes27%Fees for services (parks and recreation)25%State tax money22%Federal tax money17%Fines and other7.3%Local tax money0.7%

What stands out

17%

of Westmoreland County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 4.5%.

County taxes27%

Property tax
26%$86.2 million
Other taxes
1.0%$3.2 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.8 million
  • Other licenses$410 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$85.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$84.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$306 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money17%

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

From the federal government
17%$57.8 million

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$75.2 million

Local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.7%$2.3 million

Fines and other7.3%

Interest, rents and other
7.2%$24.1 million
Fines
<0.1%$263 thousand

Where it goes

Social services36%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Running the government and other costs15%Health and hospitals8.6%Housing and community development5.3%All other spending6.8%

What stands out

36%

of Westmoreland County's spending goes to social services.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 4.3%.

Spending by category100%

Social services
36%$128 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$76.6 million
  • Other public welfare$50.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$97.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Courts and legal services$30.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$25.7 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$16.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$14.1 million
  • Police$11.3 million
Running the government and other costs
15%$53.0 million
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)$33.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12.8 million
  • Government buildings$4.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.2 million
Health and hospitals
8.6%$30.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$30.2 million
Housing and community development
5.3%$18.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.3%$11.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$8.4 million
  • Libraries$3.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
2.0%$6.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.9 million
Environment and natural resources
0.9%$3.1 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3.1 million
Interest on debt
0.6%$2.2 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Westmoreland County. 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 Westmoreland County 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.