Township government · Allegheny County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ohio Township took in $8.6 million and spent $15.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes61%County and local tax money14%Fees for services (parking, garbage collection)11%State tax money6.7%Federal tax money4.2%Fines and other3.3%

What stands out

23%

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

Township taxes61%

Property tax
29%$2.5 million
Individual income tax
23%$2.0 million
Other taxes
8.5%$729 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$394 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$176 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$159 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$975 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parking and 3 more
  • Other service charges$410 thousand
  • Parking$338 thousand
  • Garbage collection$155 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$43 thousand
  • Road charges$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.2%

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

From the federal government
4.2%$362 thousand

State tax money6.7%

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

From the state
6.7%$571 thousand

County and local tax money14%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
14%$1.2 million

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$234 thousand
Fines
0.5%$47 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking54%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Running the government and other costs20%Environment and natural resources2.6%Parks, recreation and libraries1.9%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

20%

of Ohio 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%

Roads, transit and parking
54%$8.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$3.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.6 million
  • Fire protection$552 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$63 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$3.1 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$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$926 thousand
  • Government buildings$599 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$517 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.6%$411 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$411 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$302 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$302 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$184 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$19 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$19 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ohio 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 Ohio 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.