Township government · Indiana County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), White Township took in $8.0 million and spent $6.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)40%Township taxes35%State tax money11%Federal tax money10%Fines and other3.4%

What stands out

21%

of White Township's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Township taxes35%

Individual income tax
21%$1.7 million
Other taxes
14%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$609 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$273 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$254 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$3.2 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks and recreation and 3 more
  • Garbage collection$2.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$632 thousand
  • Other service charges$150 thousand
  • Sewer$60 thousand
  • Water$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$820 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$906 thousand

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$249 thousand
Fines
0.3%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Roads, transit and parking11%Police, fire, courts and jails8.1%Parks, recreation and libraries6.9%All other spending7.1%

What stands out

25%

of White Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 4.5%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
42%$2.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$881 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$163 thousand
  • Government buildings$54 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$206 thousand
  • Water supply$38 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$703 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$703 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.1%$526 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$286 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$203 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$37 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.9%$445 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$370 thousand
  • Libraries$75 thousand
Environment and natural resources
4.3%$275 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$275 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.7%$175 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$175 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

White 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 White 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.