Borough government · Allegheny County, PA

Bell Acres's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bell Acres took in $1.9 million and spent $2.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes78%State tax money8.0%Fees for services6.7%Federal tax money3.7%County and local tax money2.6%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

29%

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

Borough taxes78%

Property tax
43%$838 thousand
Individual income tax
29%$561 thousand
Other taxes
6.3%$123 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$61 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$32 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.7%

Fees for services
6.7%$130 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$130 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.7%

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

From the federal government
3.7%$72 thousand

State tax money8.0%

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

From the state
8.0%$156 thousand

County and local tax money2.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.6%$50 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$7 thousand
Fines
0.4%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Police, fire, courts and jails34%Roads, transit and parking26%Interest on debt3.8%Parks, recreation and libraries0.7%Health and hospitals0.6%

What stands out

34%

of Bell Acres' 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%

Running the government and other costs
35%$684 thousand
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$269 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$226 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$167 thousand
  • Government buildings$22 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$662 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$493 thousand
  • Fire protection$95 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$50 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$24 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$507 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$507 thousand
Interest on debt
3.8%$74 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$13 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$12 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Bell Acres. 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 Bell Acres 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.