Township government · Allegheny County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Findlay Township took in $13.5 million and spent $12.2 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, transit fares)23%State tax money5.8%Fines and other4.7%Federal tax money2.3%

What stands out

35%

of Findlay Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes64%

Other taxes
35%$4.7 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$3.2 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$785 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$717 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$77 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
16%$2.2 million
Property tax
13%$1.8 million

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$3.1 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 3 more
  • Garbage collection$1.7 million
  • Other service charges$1.3 million
  • Transit fares$61 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$50 thousand
  • Road charges$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.3%

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

From the federal government
2.3%$315 thousand

State tax money5.8%

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

From the state
5.8%$781 thousand

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$606 thousand
Fines
0.2%$27 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails39%Running the government and other costs31%Roads, transit and parking20%Parks, recreation and libraries6.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.8%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

39%

of Findlay 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
39%$4.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$4.0 million
  • Fire protection$384 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$359 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$94 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$3.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$833 thousand
  • Government buildings$270 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
  • Public transit$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.5%$800 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$709 thousand
  • Libraries$91 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.8%$221 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$221 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$123 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$32 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$32 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$8 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Findlay 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 Findlay 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.