Township government · Allegheny County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Leet Township took in $1.5 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes85%State tax money7.9%Federal tax money5.5%Fees for services (road charges, sewer)1.1%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

20%

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

Township taxes85%

Property tax
59%$879 thousand
Individual income tax
20%$295 thousand
Other taxes
6.7%$100 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$40 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$32 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.1%

Fees for services
1.1%$16 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 1 more
  • Other service charges$9 thousand
  • Road charges$5 thousand
  • Sewer$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.5%

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

From the federal government
5.5%$83 thousand

State tax money7.9%

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

From the state
7.9%$118 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Fines
0.4%$6 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.2%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails45%Roads, transit and parking33%Running the government and other costs18%Health and hospitals1.0%Environment and natural resources0.8%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

45%

of Leet 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
45%$665 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$542 thousand
  • Fire protection$67 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$42 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$14 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
33%$482 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$482 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$268 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$179 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$40 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$26 thousand
  • Government buildings$23 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$15 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$15 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.8%$12 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$12 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$12 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$8 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
  • Sewer systems$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Leet 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 Leet 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.