City government · Westmoreland County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Arnold took in $5.2 million and spent $7.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)41%City taxes34%State tax money12%Federal tax money7.3%County and local tax money2.5%Fines and other2.1%

What stands out

7.3%

of Arnold's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes34%

Property tax
22%$1.2 million
Individual income tax
6.5%$340 thousand
Other taxes
5.7%$300 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$186 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$68 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$46 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$2.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Sewer$1.5 million
  • Garbage collection$560 thousand
  • Other service charges$80 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.3%

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

From the federal government
7.3%$384 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$647 thousand

County and local tax money2.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.5%$133 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$55 thousand
Fines
1.0%$54 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities50%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Roads, transit and parking13%Housing and community development1.9%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

50%

of Arnold's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
50%$3.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$3.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$160 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$1.6 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$649 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$643 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$212 thousand
  • Government buildings$111 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$978 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$812 thousand
  • Fire protection$97 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$39 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$30 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$947 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$947 thousand
Housing and community development
1.9%$143 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$68 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$10 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Arnold. 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 Arnold 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.