Borough government · Allegheny County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Brackenridge took in $3.1 million and spent $3.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)49%Borough taxes30%State tax money14%Federal tax money5.2%Fines and other1.1%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

8.9%

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

Borough taxes30%

Property tax
17%$544 thousand
Individual income tax
8.9%$278 thousand
Other taxes
3.4%$107 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$44 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$33 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services49%

Fees for services
49%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Garbage collection$293 thousand
  • Sewer$72 thousand
  • Other service charges$32 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.2%

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

From the federal government
5.2%$164 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$450 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%$10 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$25 thousand
Fines
0.3%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities48%Roads, transit and parking21%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Running the government and other costs8.6%Interest on debt1.5%Parks, recreation and libraries0.8%

What stands out

21%

of Brackenridge'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
48%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$304 thousand
  • Sewer systems$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$761 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$761 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$735 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$612 thousand
  • Fire protection$71 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$36 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$16 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.6%$314 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$161 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$79 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$56 thousand
  • Government buildings$18 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$54 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$31 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$30 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Brackenridge. 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 Brackenridge 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.