City government · Beaver County, PA

Aliquippa's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Aliquippa took in $6.6 million and spent $6.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes72%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)14%State tax money12%Fines and other1.7%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

24%

of Aliquippa's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes72%

Property tax
39%$2.6 million
Individual income tax
24%$1.5 million
Other taxes
9.1%$595 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$295 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$172 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$128 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$906 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$625 thousand
  • Other service charges$260 thousand
  • Road charges$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$792 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%$13 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$82 thousand
Fines
0.5%$31 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails57%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%

What stands out

57%

of Aliquippa's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
57%$3.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.4 million
  • Fire protection$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$65 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$543 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$381 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$100 thousand
  • Government buildings$92 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$985 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$985 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$639 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$639 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Aliquippa. 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 City of Aliquippa 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.