Township government · Allegheny County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Forward Township took in $2.1 million and spent $4.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes38%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)36%State tax money16%Federal tax money8.0%Fines and other2.2%

What stands out

36%

of Forward 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 taxes38%

Individual income tax
18%$382 thousand
Property tax
15%$314 thousand
Other taxes
5.8%$124 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$57 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$37 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$769 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Sewer$535 thousand
  • Garbage collection$199 thousand
  • Other service charges$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.0%

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

From the federal government
8.0%$171 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$340 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$44 thousand
Fines
0.2%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking67%Running the government and other costs14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Police, fire, courts and jails8.3%Interest on debt0.5%

What stands out

11%

of Forward 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%

Roads, transit and parking
67%$2.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.8 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$568 thousand
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$206 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$182 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$132 thousand
  • Government buildings$48 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$444 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$444 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.3%$345 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$278 thousand
  • Fire protection$40 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$18 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$9 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$21 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Forward 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 Forward 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.