Township government · Allegheny County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Marshall Township took in $9.3 million and spent $10.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes80%State tax money11%Fees for services (parks and recreation, road charges)6.1%Fines and other2.2%County and local tax money0.9%

What stands out

40%

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

Township taxes80%

Individual income tax
40%$3.8 million
Property tax
25%$2.4 million
Other taxes
14%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$825 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$472 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.1%

Fees for services
6.1%$572 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Other service charges$409 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$97 thousand
  • Road charges$61 thousand
  • Garbage collection$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$1.0 million

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$86 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$194 thousand
Fines
0.1%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking46%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs19%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Interest on debt1.3%All other spending0.3%

What stands out

13%

of Marshall Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
46%$4.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$2.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Fire protection$525 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$133 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$120 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$2.0 million
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$877 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$527 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$515 thousand
  • Government buildings$73 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses-$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$1.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
  • Libraries$212 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$138 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$30 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$30 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

Marshall 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 Marshall 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.