ZIP 15944 · St. Clair Township, PA

Eight governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 15944: the state, county, city or town and school district, and where each one's money comes from and goes.

Each government is shown for its own newest fiscal year on file, so the years differ. Figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, the government's own report or, for Pennsylvania governments, the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development and the Pennsylvania Department of Education, as named under Sources and more.

Where do my taxes go in 15944?
15944 is served by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Westmoreland County, Ligonier Valley School District, Indiana County, United School District, St. Clair Township, Fairfield Township and West Wheatfield Township. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania spent $122.4 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Westmoreland County spent $338 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2024), Ligonier Valley School District spent $35.5 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025), Indiana County spent $77.2 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2024), United School District spent $23.1 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025), St. Clair Township spent $475 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2024), Fairfield Township spent $861 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2024) and West Wheatfield Township spent $1.1 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2024). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 15944?
Of the governments serving 15944, Westmoreland County collected $114 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2024), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania collected $44.1 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Indiana County collected $27.2 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2024), Ligonier Valley School District collected $16.0 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025), United School District collected $4.3 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025), West Wheatfield Township collected $179 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2024), Fairfield Township collected $127 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2024) and St. Clair Township collected $104 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2024) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 15944.

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From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

See the full budget for: Westmoreland County, Indiana County, St. Clair Township and Fairfield Township

Figures for Pennsylvania governments come from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development and the Pennsylvania Department of Education and are for 2024 and 2025, each government's newest year on file. The state government's own figures are the newest year the U.S. Census Bureau has published.

Where property tax goes in 15944

Westmoreland County$114 million

32% of its $359 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2024

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania$44.1 million

<0.1% of its $125.8 billion in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

Indiana County$27.2 million

36% of its $74.7 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2024

Ligonier Valley School District$16.0 million

46% of its $35.1 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2025

United School District$4.3 million

17% of its $25.0 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2025

West Wheatfield Township$179 thousand

17% of its $1.0 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2024

Fairfield Township$127 thousand

14% of its $880 thousand in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2024

St. Clair Township$104 thousand

17% of its $605 thousand in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2024

These are each government's total property tax collections, not your bill. Your own bill is split by each government's tax rate, shown on your property tax bill.

Your counties

Westmoreland County

$338 million budget in fiscal year 2024 (ended December 31, 2024), from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development.

About 64% of this ZIP is in Westmoreland County.

Where the money comes from

County taxes33%State tax money22%Fines and other21%Federal tax money17%Fees for services7.6%
Full Westmoreland County breakdown

County taxes33%

Property tax
32%$114 million
Tourism taxes
0.8%$2.8 million

Fees for services7.6%

Fees for services
7.6%$27.3 million

Federal tax money17%

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

From the federal government
17%$61.1 million

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$79.2 million

Fines and other21%

Interest, rents and other
21%$74.3 million
Westmoreland County page →

Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs40%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Environment and natural resources4.3%Debt payments (principal and interest)4.1%Parks, recreation and libraries1.3%
Full Westmoreland County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
40%$136 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$106 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$63.3 million
Environment and natural resources
4.3%$14.6 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
4.1%$14.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$4.4 million
Westmoreland County page →

Indiana County

$77.2 million budget in fiscal year 2024 (ended December 31, 2024), from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development.

About 36% of this ZIP is in Indiana County.

Where the money comes from

County taxes37%Fees for services30%State tax money18%Federal tax money14%Fines and other1.1%Local tax money0.1%
Full Indiana County breakdown

County taxes37%

Property tax
36%$27.2 million
Tourism taxes
0.9%$688 thousand

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$22.1 million

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$10.3 million

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$13.5 million

Local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.1%$87 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$844 thousand
Indiana County page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Running the government and other costs20%Social services16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Debt payments (principal and interest)6.0%All other spending8.6%
Full Indiana County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$27.7 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$15.2 million
Social services
16%$12.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$10.9 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
6.0%$4.7 million
Environment and natural resources
5.1%$3.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$1.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
1.6%$1.2 million
Indiana County page →

Your towns

St. Clair Township

$475 thousand budget in fiscal year 2024 (ended December 31, 2024), from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development.

About 32% of this ZIP is in St. Clair Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes47%State tax money31%Fees for services12%Fines and other9.7%
Full St. Clair Township breakdown

Township taxes47%

Local income tax
23%$137 thousand
Property tax
17%$104 thousand
Other taxes
7.6%$46 thousand

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$70 thousand

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$189 thousand

Fines and other9.7%

Interest, rents and other
8.9%$54 thousand
Fines
0.8%$5 thousand
St. Clair Township page →

Where the money goes

Roads, transit and parking47%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Running the government and other costs23%
Full St. Clair Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
47%$222 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$144 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$109 thousand
St. Clair Township page →

Fairfield Township

$861 thousand budget in fiscal year 2024 (ended December 31, 2024), from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development.

About 32% of this ZIP is in Fairfield Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes53%State tax money44%Fees for services2.4%Fines and other0.8%
Full Fairfield Township breakdown

Township taxes53%

Local income tax
32%$282 thousand
Property tax
14%$127 thousand
Other taxes
6.5%$57 thousand

Fees for services2.4%

Fees for services
2.4%$21 thousand

State tax money44%

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

From the state
44%$385 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$4 thousand
Fines
0.3%$3 thousand
Fairfield Township page →

Where the money goes

Roads, transit and parking53%Running the government and other costs38%Police, fire, courts and jails4.6%Debt payments (principal and interest)4.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.6%
Full Fairfield Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
53%$453 thousand
Running the government and other costs
38%$326 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.6%$39 thousand
Debt payments (principal and interest)
4.4%$38 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.6%$5 thousand
Fairfield Township page →

West Wheatfield Township

$1.1 million budget in fiscal year 2024 (ended December 31, 2024), from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development.

About 30% of this ZIP is in West Wheatfield Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes49%State tax money48%Fees for services1.3%County and local tax money0.7%Fines and other0.7%
Full West Wheatfield Township breakdown

Township taxes49%

Local income tax
25%$265 thousand
Property tax
17%$179 thousand
Other taxes
6.5%$68 thousand

Fees for services1.3%

Fees for services
1.3%$14 thousand

State tax money48%

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

From the state
48%$508 thousand

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$8 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Fines
0.4%$4 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.3%$4 thousand
West Wheatfield Township page →

Where the money goes

Roads, transit and parking63%Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails3.7%Debt payments (principal and interest)1.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.4%
Full West Wheatfield Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
63%$678 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$337 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.7%$40 thousand
Debt payments (principal and interest)
1.8%$19 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$200
West Wheatfield Township page →

Your schools

Ligonier Valley School District

$35.5 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended June 30, 2025), from the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

About 64% of this ZIP is in Ligonier Valley School District.

Where the money comes from

School district taxes53%State tax money41%Federal tax money3.2%Fines and other2.2%Fees for services0.2%
Full Ligonier Valley School District breakdown

School district taxes53%

Property tax
46%$16.0 million
Local income tax
5.7%$2.0 million
Other taxes
1.7%$584 thousand

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$68 thousand

Federal tax money3.2%

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

From the federal government
3.2%$1.1 million

State tax money41%

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

From the state
41%$14.5 million

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$781 thousand
Ligonier Valley School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges94%Debt payments (principal and interest)5.9%
Full Ligonier Valley School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
94%$33.4 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
5.9%$2.1 million
Ligonier Valley School District page →

United School District

$23.1 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended June 30, 2025), from the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

About 36% of this ZIP is in United School District.

Where the money comes from

State tax money70%School district taxes23%Federal tax money3.7%Fines and other2.6%Fees for services<0.1%
Full United School District breakdown

School district taxes23%

Property tax
17%$4.3 million
Local income tax
5.9%$1.5 million
Other taxes
0.5%$122 thousand

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$21 thousand

Federal tax money3.7%

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

From the federal government
3.7%$917 thousand

State tax money70%

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

From the state
70%$17.6 million

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$650 thousand
United School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges100%Debt payments (principal and interest)<0.1%
Full United School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
100%$23.1 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
<0.1%$17 thousand
United School District page →

Your state

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

$122.4 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State taxes44%Federal tax money35%Fees for services (hospital bills, college tuition)14%Fines and other6.7%

What stands out

14%

of Pennsylvania's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical state government gets 10%.

Full Pennsylvania breakdown

State taxes44%

Other taxes
14%$17.3 billion
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; other selective sales taxes and 17 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$3.38 billion
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.32 billion
  • Amusement taxes$2.28 billion
  • Estate and gift taxes$1.58 billion
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.48 billion
  • Public utility taxes$1.40 billion
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.32 billion
  • Insurance premium taxes$1.02 billion
  • Tobacco taxes$960 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$697 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$473 million
  • Driver's licenses$93.9 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$91.7 million
  • Public utility licenses$86.2 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$66.8 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$35.3 million
  • Amusement licenses$33.5 million
  • Other licenses$21.2 million
  • Corporation licenses$3.2 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
14%$17.1 billion
Sales tax
12%$15.6 billion
Business income tax
3.9%$4.96 billion
Property tax
<0.1%$44.1 million

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$17.8 billion
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; college tuition and 11 more
  • Hospital bills$7.08 billion
  • College tuition$4.21 billion
  • Liquor stores$2.55 billion
  • Tolls on roads and bridges$1.61 billion
  • University housing and dining$1.15 billion
  • Other service charges$592 million
  • Other education charges$205 million
  • Housing$144 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$94.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$78.7 million
  • Road charges$59.9 million
  • Sewer$3.4 million
  • Airport$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money35%

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

From the federal government
35%$44.5 billion

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
<0.1%$58.5 million

Fines and other6.7%

Interest, rents and other
6.5%$8.23 billion
Fines
0.2%$217 million
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Where the money goes

Social services32%Sent to local governments25%Schools and colleges12%Health and hospitals9.2%Roads, transit and parking8.1%All other spending14%

What stands out

9.2%

of Pennsylvania's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical state government spends 5.7%.

Full Pennsylvania breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services
32%$39.5 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; welfare institutions and 2 more
  • Other public welfare$39.1 billion
  • Welfare institutions$263 million
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$131 million
  • Veterans' services$9.3 million
Sent to local governments
25%$30.2 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: other and not broken out and 21 more
  • Sent to school districts$19.6 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$2.69 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other public welfare$1.97 billion
  • Sent to local governments: public health$1.38 billion
  • Sent to local governments: hospitals$1.21 billion
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$1.10 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other education$764 million
  • Sent to local governments: housing and community development$291 million
  • Sent to local governments: general support$265 million
  • Sent to school districts (colleges)$262 million
  • Sent to local governments: police$157 million
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$138 million
  • Sent to the federal government$111 million
  • Sent to local governments: libraries$74.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$55.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$47.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$36.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: garbage and solid waste$34.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: probation, parole and other corrections$18.9 million
  • Sent to local governments: prisons and jails$14.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: airports$13.6 million
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$11.0 million
  • Sent to local governments: sewer systems$5.9 million
Schools and colleges
12%$14.2 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; scholarships and other education subsidies and 2 more
  • Colleges and universities$10.5 billion
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$1.46 billion
  • Other education$1.14 billion
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$1.08 billion
Health and hospitals
9.2%$11.2 billion
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$7.36 billion
  • Public health$3.86 billion
Roads, transit and parking
8.1%$9.89 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; toll roads and bridges and 3 more
  • Roads and highways$8.16 billion
  • Toll roads and bridges$1.71 billion
  • Airports$7.0 million
  • Public transit$5.4 million
  • Ports and harbors$3.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.7%$5.77 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$2.74 billion
  • Police$1.72 billion
  • Courts and legal services$793 million
  • Inspections and regulation$328 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$190 million
Running the government and other costs
4.6%$5.57 billion
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.49 billion
  • Other and not broken out$1.47 billion
  • Government buildings$848 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$711 million
  • Other government administration$51.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.9%$2.38 billion
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Liquor stores$2.31 billion
  • Garbage and solid waste$54.2 million
  • Sewer systems$22.1 million
Interest on debt
1.5%$1.79 billion
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$868 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$868 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$722 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$705 million
  • Libraries$16.8 million
Housing and community development
0.2%$235 million
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Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Westmoreland County. Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, Municipal Statistics (MunStats), annual financial report, calendar year 2024, fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

Ligonier Valley School District. Pennsylvania Department of Education, Annual Financial Report (AFR) data, 2024-25 school year, fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Indiana County. Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, Municipal Statistics (MunStats), annual financial report, calendar year 2024, fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

United School District. Pennsylvania Department of Education, Annual Financial Report (AFR) data, 2024-25 school year, fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

St. Clair Township. Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, Municipal Statistics (MunStats), annual financial report, calendar year 2024, fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.

Fairfield Township. Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, Municipal Statistics (MunStats), annual financial report, calendar year 2024, fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.

West Wheatfield Township. Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, Municipal Statistics (MunStats), annual financial report, calendar year 2024, fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.

How these figures are counted. Pennsylvania boroughs, cities, townships and counties file annual financial reports with the Department of Community and Economic Development; the figures are the calendar-year filing, as filed (small municipalities file on a cash or modified-accrual basis). School district figures are the 2024-25 Annual Financial Report as filed with the Pennsylvania Department of Education (year ended June 30, 2025). Everything is grouped into the same categories as the Census figures. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, internal service funds and refunding are not counted. The "Debt payments" line includes principal as well as interest, so spending can be higher than the Census figure for the same government.

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.