Township government · Allegheny County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Stowe Township took in $5.6 million and spent $5.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes49%Fees for services (sewer, road charges)36%State tax money5.8%Federal tax money5.7%Fines and other3.8%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

36%

of Stowe 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 taxes49%

Property tax
33%$1.9 million
Individual income tax
9.9%$552 thousand
Other taxes
5.6%$310 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$144 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$94 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$72 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$1.7 million
  • Other service charges$210 thousand
  • Road charges$45 thousand
  • Parking$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.7%

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

From the federal government
5.7%$320 thousand

State tax money5.8%

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

From the state
5.8%$324 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$20 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Fines
2.8%$156 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.0%$55 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking11%Housing and community development4.1%All other spending3.3%

What stands out

31%

of Stowe 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
31%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$1.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$139 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$66 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$8 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$551 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$270 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$157 thousand
  • Government buildings$91 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$573 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$573 thousand
Housing and community development
4.1%$215 thousand
Interest on debt
3.3%$172 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Stowe 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 Stowe 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.