Borough government · Allegheny County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Avalon took in $5.2 million and spent $4.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes55%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)29%State tax money7.7%Federal tax money4.6%Fines and other3.5%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

12%

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

Borough taxes55%

Property tax
38%$2.0 million
Individual income tax
12%$605 thousand
Other taxes
5.6%$289 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$141 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$77 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$71 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 4 more
  • Sewer$1.2 million
  • Other service charges$182 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$64 thousand
  • Road charges$8 thousand
  • Parking$8 thousand
  • Garbage collection$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.6%

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

From the federal government
4.6%$237 thousand

State tax money7.7%

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

From the state
7.7%$401 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%$11 thousand

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$105 thousand
Fines
1.4%$74 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Roads, transit and parking18%Running the government and other costs14%Parks, recreation and libraries7.4%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

31%

of Avalon'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
31%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$77 thousand
  • Fire protection$76 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$43 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$846 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$846 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$631 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)$272 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$226 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$81 thousand
  • Government buildings$52 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.4%$339 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$264 thousand
  • Libraries$75 thousand
Interest on debt
2.3%$103 thousand
Housing and community development
0.7%$30 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Avalon. 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 Borough of Avalon 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.