Township government · Allegheny County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Indiana Township took in $12.2 million and spent $5.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes64%Fees for services (sewer, road charges)23%State tax money5.3%Federal tax money5.2%Fines and other2.5%

What stands out

25%

of Indiana Township's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes64%

Individual income tax
25%$3.1 million
Property tax
24%$2.9 million
Other taxes
15%$1.8 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.2 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$383 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$227 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$2.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 3 more
  • Other service charges$1.7 million
  • Sewer$992 thousand
  • Road charges$106 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$49 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.2%

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

From the federal government
5.2%$632 thousand

State tax money5.3%

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

From the state
5.3%$645 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$295 thousand
Fines
0.1%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Running the government and other costs32%Roads, transit and parking24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.0%Interest on debt3.1%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

33%

of Indiana 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
33%$1.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$382 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$182 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$1.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$617 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$540 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$525 thousand
  • Government buildings$131 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.0%$399 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$399 thousand
Interest on debt
3.1%$175 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$37 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$28 thousand
  • Libraries$9 thousand
Housing and community development
0.1%$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Indiana 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 Indiana 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.