Township government · Allegheny County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Elizabeth Township took in $11.5 million and spent $18.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes43%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)39%State tax money7.5%Federal tax money5.9%Fines and other4.3%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

16%

of Elizabeth Township's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Township taxes43%

Property tax
22%$2.5 million
Individual income tax
16%$1.8 million
Other taxes
4.8%$557 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 2 more
  • Public utility licenses$266 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$185 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$101 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$4.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$4.3 million
  • Other service charges$175 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$47 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.9%

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

From the federal government
5.9%$678 thousand

State tax money7.5%

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

From the state
7.5%$861 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$7 thousand

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$485 thousand
Fines
0.1%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities60%Roads, transit and parking14%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Running the government and other costs7.8%Interest on debt4.9%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

60%

of Elizabeth Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 4.5%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
60%$11.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$11.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
14%$2.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$2.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.7 million
  • Fire protection$520 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$109 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$108 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.8%$1.5 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$803 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$284 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$233 thousand
  • Government buildings$145 thousand
Interest on debt
4.9%$916 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$109 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$109 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$44 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$16 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Elizabeth 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 Elizabeth 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.