Township government · Fayette County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wharton Township took in $1.9 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money43%Township taxes42%Federal tax money9.3%Fines and other3.8%Fees for services (parks and recreation)1.4%

What stands out

22%

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

Township taxes42%

Individual income tax
22%$427 thousand
Other taxes
15%$282 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$199 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$83 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
5.1%$98 thousand

Fees for services1.4%

Fees for services
1.4%$26 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$24 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.3%

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

From the federal government
9.3%$178 thousand

State tax money43%

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

From the state
43%$823 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$69 thousand
Fines
0.2%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking45%Running the government and other costs44%Parks, recreation and libraries6.4%Police, fire, courts and jails5.0%

What stands out

6.4%

of Wharton Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
45%$537 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$537 thousand
Running the government and other costs
44%$521 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$259 thousand
  • Government buildings$153 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$65 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$44 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.4%$77 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$77 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.0%$60 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$46 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$11 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wharton 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 Wharton 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.