Township government · Allegheny County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Springdale Township took in $1.8 million and spent $1.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)46%Township taxes45%State tax money4.7%Federal tax money4.6%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

46%

of Springdale 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 taxes45%

Property tax
30%$544 thousand
Individual income tax
11%$189 thousand
Other taxes
3.7%$66 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$34 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$26 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$821 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$381 thousand
  • Water$259 thousand
  • Garbage collection$143 thousand
  • Other service charges$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.6%

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

From the federal government
4.6%$83 thousand

State tax money4.7%

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

From the state
4.7%$84 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Fines
0.2%$4 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.2%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Roads, transit and parking30%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

33%

of Springdale 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
33%$556 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$238 thousand
  • Sewer systems$185 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$133 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
30%$505 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$505 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$342 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)$147 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$136 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$34 thousand
  • Government buildings$25 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$295 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$238 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$30 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$20 thousand
  • Fire protection$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Springdale 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 Springdale 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.