Township government · Blair County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Allegheny Township took in $3.2 million and spent $2.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes55%State tax money16%Fees for services (road charges, sewer)15%Federal tax money11%Fines and other3.5%

What stands out

23%

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

Township taxes55%

Individual income tax
23%$732 thousand
Other taxes
18%$558 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$372 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$98 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$88 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
14%$445 thousand

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$463 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges; sewer and 1 more
  • Road charges$184 thousand
  • Sewer$168 thousand
  • Other service charges$111 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$341 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$511 thousand

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$79 thousand
Fines
1.0%$33 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Police, fire, courts and jails35%Roads, transit and parking14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Interest on debt1.6%All other spending0.2%

What stands out

35%

of Allegheny 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%

Running the government and other costs
37%$1.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$628 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$317 thousand
  • Government buildings$73 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$17 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$969 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$838 thousand
  • Fire protection$130 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$401 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$397 thousand
  • Public transit$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$344 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$197 thousand
  • Sewer systems$147 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$44 thousand
Housing and community development
0.1%$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Allegheny 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 Allegheny 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.