Township government · Allegheny County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Shaler Township took in $24.4 million and spent $22.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes50%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)33%Federal tax money6.2%State tax money6.0%Fines and other4.8%

What stands out

19%

of Shaler 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 taxes50%

Property tax
25%$6.2 million
Individual income tax
19%$4.7 million
Other taxes
5.7%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$625 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$566 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$198 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$7.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 3 more
  • Sewer$7.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$250 thousand
  • Other service charges$247 thousand
  • Road charges$89 thousand
  • Garbage collection$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.2%

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

From the federal government
6.2%$1.5 million

State tax money6.0%

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

From the state
6.0%$1.5 million

Fines and other4.8%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$1.1 million
Fines
0.2%$50 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Parks, recreation and libraries9.2%Running the government and other costs6.8%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

27%

of Shaler 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%

Roads, transit and parking
32%$7.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$6.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$6.0 million
  • Water supply$16 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$5.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$4.8 million
  • Fire protection$472 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$192 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$70 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.2%$2.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
  • Libraries$662 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.8%$1.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$447 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$443 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$327 thousand
  • Government buildings$323 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$154 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$154 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Shaler 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 Shaler 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.