Township government · Somerset 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 $428 thousand and spent $322 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes40%State tax money36%County and local tax money13%Federal tax money8.2%Fees for services (sewer)1.2%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

16%

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 taxes40%

Property tax
20%$85 thousand
Individual income tax
16%$69 thousand
Other taxes
4.0%$17 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$16 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.2%

Fees for services
1.2%$5 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$4 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.2%

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

From the federal government
8.2%$35 thousand

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$156 thousand

County and local tax money13%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
13%$56 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$3 thousand
Fines
0.5%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking82%Running the government and other costs14%Police, fire, courts and jails2.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.2%

What stands out

82%

of Allegheny Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
82%$263 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$263 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$44 thousand
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$21 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$18 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.5%$8 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$7 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.2%$7 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$4 thousand
  • Sewer systems$3 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.