Borough government · Fayette County, PA

Belle Vernon's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Belle Vernon took in $471 thousand and spent $684 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes68%Fees for services (sewer, road charges)17%State tax money8.1%Fines and other4.7%County and local tax money2.5%

What stands out

16%

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

Borough taxes68%

Property tax
44%$209 thousand
Individual income tax
16%$77 thousand
Other taxes
7.4%$35 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$23 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$78 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; road charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$73 thousand
  • Road charges$4 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.1%

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

From the state
8.1%$38 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%$12 thousand

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$17 thousand
Fines
1.1%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking60%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Running the government and other costs12%Interest on debt3.2%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.1%

What stands out

60%

of Belle Vernon's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
60%$411 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$411 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$163 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$125 thousand
  • Fire protection$33 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$84 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$27 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$23 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$20 thousand
  • Government buildings$14 thousand
Interest on debt
3.2%$22 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Belle Vernon. 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 Belle Vernon 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.