Township government · Allegheny County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ross Township took in $31.0 million and spent $34.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes56%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)38%State tax money5.4%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

19%

of Ross Township's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Township taxes56%

Property tax
23%$7.1 million
Individual income tax
19%$5.9 million
Other taxes
14%$4.4 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$2.6 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.0 million
  • Public utility licenses$753 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$11.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$11.0 million
  • Other service charges$500 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$109 thousand
  • Gas$59 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$14 thousand

State tax money5.4%

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

From the state
5.4%$1.7 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$2 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$213 thousand
Fines
0.2%$76 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Roads, transit and parking22%Running the government and other costs11%Parks, recreation and libraries6.0%Interest on debt0.5%

What stands out

32%

of Ross Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 4.5%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$11.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$11.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$93 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$9.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$7.5 million
  • Fire protection$1.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$522 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$210 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$7.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.7 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$3.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$658 thousand
  • Government buildings$241 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.0%$2.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.5 million
  • Libraries$513 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$179 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ross 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 Ross 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.