Township government · Allegheny County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Scott Township took in $16.0 million and spent $17.7 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)36%State tax money5.0%Fines and other2.2%County and local tax money0.6%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

17%

of Scott 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
31%$5.0 million
Individual income tax
17%$2.8 million
Other taxes
7.3%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$511 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$333 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$315 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$5.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 3 more
  • Sewer$5.0 million
  • Other service charges$530 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$245 thousand
  • Road charges$46 thousand
  • Garbage collection$3 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%$8 thousand

State tax money5.0%

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

From the state
5.0%$805 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%$102 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$321 thousand
Fines
0.2%$26 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Running the government and other costs19%Roads, transit and parking14%Parks, recreation and libraries5.8%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

34%

of Scott 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
34%$6.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$4.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$4.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$3.7 million
  • Fire protection$499 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$123 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$3.4 million
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)$1.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.0 million
  • Government buildings$170 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$2.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.8%$1.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$844 thousand
  • Libraries$181 thousand
Interest on debt
2.4%$429 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$51 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$51 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$13 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Scott 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 Scott 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.