Borough government · Allegheny County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Blawnox took in $2.2 million and spent $2.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes47%Fees for services (sewer, water)46%Fines and other3.3%State tax money3.1%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

7.8%

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

Borough taxes47%

Property tax
34%$734 thousand
Individual income tax
7.8%$168 thousand
Other taxes
5.3%$114 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$48 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$37 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$992 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$504 thousand
  • Water$294 thousand
  • Garbage collection$162 thousand
  • Other service charges$28 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.1%

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

From the state
3.1%$67 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$7 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$52 thousand
Fines
0.9%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Roads, transit and parking14%Interest on debt3.4%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

22%

of Blawnox'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$739 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$332 thousand
  • Water supply$272 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$135 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$504 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$287 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$108 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$74 thousand
  • Government buildings$35 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$454 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$369 thousand
  • Fire protection$34 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$26 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$25 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$291 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$291 thousand
Interest on debt
3.4%$71 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$10 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Blawnox. 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 Blawnox 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.