Township government · Allegheny County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Baldwin Township took in $2.5 million and spent $2.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes60%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)31%State tax money5.1%Federal tax money4.1%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

31%

of Baldwin Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes60%

Property tax
40%$978 thousand
Individual income tax
12%$298 thousand
Other taxes
8.0%$197 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$117 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$43 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$765 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and garbage collection
  • Sewer$597 thousand
  • Garbage collection$168 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.1%

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

From the federal government
4.1%$101 thousand

State tax money5.1%

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

From the state
5.1%$126 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Fines
0.3%$7 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking13%Parks, recreation and libraries1.9%

What stands out

31%

of Baldwin Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$938 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$929 thousand
  • Fire protection$9 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$794 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$500 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$294 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$445 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$339 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$104 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$335 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$335 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$48 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$48 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Baldwin 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 Baldwin 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.