Township government · Allegheny County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Reserve Township took in $3.4 million and spent $3.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)45%Township taxes43%Federal tax money4.9%State tax money4.9%Fines and other2.6%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

45%

of Reserve 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 taxes43%

Property tax
24%$840 thousand
Individual income tax
13%$453 thousand
Other taxes
4.9%$169 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 2 more
  • Public utility licenses$73 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$60 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$25 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$779 thousand
  • Water$597 thousand
  • Other service charges$150 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.9%

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

From the federal government
4.9%$169 thousand

State tax money4.9%

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

From the state
4.9%$167 thousand

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$20 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$78 thousand
Fines
0.3%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities55%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Running the government and other costs14%Roads, transit and parking11%Health and hospitals0.6%All other spending0.3%

What stands out

55%

of Reserve 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
55%$2.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$1.4 million
  • Sewer systems$597 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$722 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$599 thousand
  • Fire protection$65 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$58 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$516 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$193 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$159 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$125 thousand
  • Government buildings$39 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$428 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$428 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$23 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$23 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Reserve 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 Reserve 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.