Borough government · Allegheny County, PA

Ben Avon's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ben Avon took in $1.5 million and spent $1.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes82%Federal tax money6.1%State tax money5.3%Fees for services (sewer, road charges)4.0%Fines and other2.4%

What stands out

30%

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

Borough taxes82%

Property tax
45%$672 thousand
Individual income tax
30%$440 thousand
Other taxes
7.0%$104 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$57 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$34 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.0%

Fees for services
4.0%$59 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$48 thousand
  • Other service charges$9 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.1%

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

From the federal government
6.1%$91 thousand

State tax money5.3%

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

From the state
5.3%$79 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$31 thousand
Fines
0.3%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking48%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Interest on debt9.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.5%Parks, recreation and libraries1.0%

What stands out

48%

of Ben Avon'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
48%$940 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$940 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$384 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$202 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$85 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$69 thousand
  • Government buildings$28 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$356 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$285 thousand
  • Fire protection$46 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$25 thousand
Interest on debt
9.1%$176 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.5%$68 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$51 thousand
  • Water supply$17 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$20 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$18 thousand
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Ben Avon. 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 Ben Avon 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.