Borough government · Westmoreland County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Avonmore took in $487 thousand and spent $436 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes55%Fees for services (garbage collection)20%State tax money12%Federal tax money10%Fines and other3.5%

What stands out

17%

of Avonmore'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
29%$143 thousand
Individual income tax
17%$85 thousand
Other taxes
7.8%$38 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$17 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$13 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$96 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$88 thousand
  • Other service charges$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$50 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$58 thousand

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$15 thousand
Fines
0.4%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs43%Roads, transit and parking20%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Parks, recreation and libraries0.7%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

43%

of Avonmore's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
43%$186 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)$68 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$66 thousand
  • Government buildings$30 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$22 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$89 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$88 thousand
  • Public transit$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$78 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$44 thousand
  • Fire protection$19 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$76 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$76 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Avonmore. 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 Avonmore 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.