Township government · Allegheny County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hampton Township took in $22.1 million and spent $25.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes55%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)30%State tax money8.0%Fines and other4.0%Federal tax money2.9%

What stands out

21%

of Hampton 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 taxes55%

Property tax
23%$5.2 million
Individual income tax
21%$4.6 million
Other taxes
11%$2.4 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.4 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$517 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$404 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$6.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Sewer$6.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$663 thousand
  • Other service charges$67 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.9%

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

From the federal government
2.9%$634 thousand

State tax money8.0%

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

From the state
8.0%$1.8 million

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$837 thousand
Fines
0.2%$42 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking27%Running the government and other costs22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Parks, recreation and libraries11%All other spending8.0%

What stands out

27%

of Hampton Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 9.2%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
27%$7.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.0 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$5.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Government buildings$2.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$955 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$4.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$4.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$3.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.2 million
  • Fire protection$352 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$176 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$165 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$2.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.6 million
  • Libraries$124 thousand
Interest on debt
4.7%$1.2 million
Environment and natural resources
2.8%$721 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$721 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$130 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$130 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hampton 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 Hampton 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.