Township government · Allegheny County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Harrison Township took in $127 thousand and spent $483 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other100%

What stands out

100%

of Harrison Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 3.3%.

Fines and other100%

Interest, rents and other
100%$127 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking49%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Running the government and other costs12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%Interest on debt3.1%

What stands out

49%

of Harrison 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
49%$238 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$238 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$123 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$67 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$56 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$58 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Government buildings$344 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$198 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)-$222 thousand
  • Other and not broken out-$262 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$49 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$49 thousand
Interest on debt
3.1%$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Harrison 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 Harrison 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.