Township government · Allegheny County, PA

East Deer Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), East Deer Township took in $1.6 million and spent $1.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)51%Township taxes40%Federal tax money4.7%State tax money3.4%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

51%

of East Deer 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 taxes40%

Property tax
20%$316 thousand
Other taxes
11%$180 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$134 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$25 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
9.3%$149 thousand

Fees for services51%

Fees for services
51%$808 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$450 thousand
  • Garbage collection$260 thousand
  • Sewer$63 thousand
  • Other service charges$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.7%

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

From the federal government
4.7%$75 thousand

State tax money3.4%

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

From the state
3.4%$54 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Fines
0.8%$12 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.3%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities43%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Roads, transit and parking12%Housing and community development5.8%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

43%

of East Deer 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
43%$688 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$381 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$278 thousand
  • Sewer systems$29 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$378 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$226 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$105 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$35 thousand
  • Government buildings$12 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$228 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$200 thousand
  • Fire protection$21 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$187 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and ports and harbors
  • Roads and highways$177 thousand
  • Ports and harbors$10 thousand
Housing and community development
5.8%$93 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$12 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

East Deer 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 East Deer 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.