Township government · Allegheny County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Crescent Township took in $1.8 million and spent $2.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes64%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)16%State tax money8.6%Federal tax money7.4%Fines and other3.9%

What stands out

20%

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

Township taxes64%

Property tax
37%$660 thousand
Individual income tax
20%$355 thousand
Other taxes
7.2%$129 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$62 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$49 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$295 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; road charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$253 thousand
  • Road charges$34 thousand
  • Other service charges$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.4%

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

From the federal government
7.4%$133 thousand

State tax money8.6%

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

From the state
8.6%$155 thousand

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$60 thousand
Fines
0.6%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails45%Roads, transit and parking26%Running the government and other costs13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%Parks, recreation and libraries6.0%

What stands out

45%

of Crescent 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
45%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$907 thousand
  • Fire protection$99 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$60 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$611 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$611 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$295 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$136 thousand
  • Government buildings$78 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$49 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$32 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$242 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$242 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.0%$141 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$141 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

Crescent 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 Crescent 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.