Township government · Allegheny County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wilkins Township took in $7.5 million and spent $6.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes58%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)26%State tax money6.1%Fines and other5.6%Federal tax money4.3%

What stands out

26%

of Wilkins 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 taxes58%

Property tax
31%$2.3 million
Other taxes
15%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$864 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$147 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$107 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
12%$911 thousand

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$1.8 million
  • Other service charges$94 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand
  • Road charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.3%

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

From the federal government
4.3%$321 thousand

State tax money6.1%

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

From the state
6.1%$456 thousand

Fines and other5.6%

Interest, rents and other
5.2%$387 thousand
Fines
0.4%$32 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Roads, transit and parking22%Running the government and other costs10%Parks, recreation and libraries0.7%All other spending0.2%

What stands out

30%

of Wilkins 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$2.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.2 million
  • Fire protection$178 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$98 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$70 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$2.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$562 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Running the government and other costs
10%$714 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)$402 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$212 thousand
  • Government buildings$51 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$49 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$48 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$48 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wilkins 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 Wilkins 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.