Township government · Allegheny County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Collier Township took in $13.5 million and spent $12.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes59%Fees for services (sewer, road charges)31%State tax money5.7%Federal tax money3.2%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

31%

of Collier 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 taxes59%

Property tax
32%$4.4 million
Individual income tax
17%$2.3 million
Other taxes
10%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$733 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$502 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$132 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$4.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$3.5 million
  • Other service charges$428 thousand
  • Road charges$181 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$140 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.2%

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

From the federal government
3.2%$430 thousand

State tax money5.7%

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

From the state
5.7%$772 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$77 thousand
Fines
0.1%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking16%Parks, recreation and libraries7.2%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

31%

of Collier 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$3.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$3.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$716 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$2.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.3 million
  • Fire protection$410 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$65 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$36 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$2.8 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$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$806 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$653 thousand
  • Government buildings$119 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.2%$894 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$894 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$125 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$13 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Collier 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 Collier 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.