Township government · Allegheny County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Kennedy Township took in $8.2 million and spent $6.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes50%Fees for services (sewer, road charges)38%State tax money5.4%Federal tax money5.2%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

38%

of Kennedy 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 taxes50%

Property tax
19%$1.6 million
Individual income tax
18%$1.5 million
Other taxes
13%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$595 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$363 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$126 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$3.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$2.9 million
  • Other service charges$217 thousand
  • Road charges$19 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%$425 thousand

State tax money5.4%

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

From the state
5.4%$438 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$64 thousand
Fines
0.2%$18 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Running the government and other costs24%Roads, transit and parking13%Interest on debt1.2%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

36%

of Kennedy 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$2.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$2.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.0 million
  • Fire protection$381 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$102 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$25 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$1.6 million
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$605 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$526 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$213 thousand
  • Government buildings$209 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$802 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$802 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$78 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$72 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$63 thousand
  • Libraries$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Kennedy 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 Kennedy 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.