Township government · Allegheny County, PA

West Deer Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), West Deer Township took in $7.5 million and spent $7.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes67%State tax money9.9%Federal tax money8.4%Fees for services (road charges, parks and recreation)8.2%Fines and other6.3%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

23%

of West Deer 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 taxes67%

Property tax
32%$2.4 million
Individual income tax
23%$1.7 million
Other taxes
13%$939 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$564 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$263 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$112 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.2%

Fees for services
8.2%$609 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 2 more
  • Other service charges$514 thousand
  • Road charges$89 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
  • Garbage collection$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.4%

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

From the federal government
8.4%$627 thousand

State tax money9.9%

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

From the state
9.9%$738 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$16 thousand

Fines and other6.3%

Interest, rents and other
6.1%$455 thousand
Fines
0.2%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails39%Roads, transit and parking37%Running the government and other costs20%Parks, recreation and libraries2.7%Health and hospitals0.9%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

37%

of West Deer Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 9.2%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
39%$2.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.1 million
  • Fire protection$308 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$221 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$126 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
37%$2.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.6 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$1.4 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$673 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$368 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$277 thousand
  • Government buildings$74 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$188 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$188 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$65 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$65 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$17 thousand
Housing and community development
0.1%$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

West Deer 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 West Deer 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.