Township government · Allegheny County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Harmar Township took in $3.6 million and spent $4.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes58%Fees for services (sewer, road charges)30%State tax money6.5%Federal tax money4.4%Fines and other1.8%

What stands out

30%

of Harmar 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 taxes58%

Property tax
33%$1.2 million
Individual income tax
13%$452 thousand
Other taxes
12%$444 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$272 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$102 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$70 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$972 thousand
  • Other service charges$76 thousand
  • Road charges$18 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.4%

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

From the federal government
4.4%$158 thousand

State tax money6.5%

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

From the state
6.5%$231 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$34 thousand
Fines
0.8%$29 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking19%Parks, recreation and libraries1.1%All other spending<0.1%

What stands out

28%

of Harmar 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$1.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$71 thousand
  • Fire protection$59 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$41 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$8 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$887 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$290 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$273 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$267 thousand
  • Government buildings$58 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses-$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$776 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$776 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$43 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$42 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Harmar 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 Harmar 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.