Borough government · Allegheny County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Brentwood took in $13.5 million and spent $15.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes43%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)41%State tax money9.1%Federal tax money3.5%Fines and other2.1%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

9.2%

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

Borough taxes43%

Property tax
30%$4.1 million
Individual income tax
9.2%$1.2 million
Other taxes
3.8%$516 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$212 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$190 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$114 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$5.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Sewer$4.1 million
  • Garbage collection$877 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$237 thousand
  • Other service charges$236 thousand
  • Road charges$112 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.5%

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

From the federal government
3.5%$474 thousand

State tax money9.1%

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

From the state
9.1%$1.2 million

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$114 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$205 thousand
Fines
0.6%$81 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Running the government and other costs19%Roads, transit and parking16%Parks, recreation and libraries7.7%All other spending4.1%

What stands out

7.7%

of Brentwood's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$5.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$3.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$3.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.8 million
  • Fire protection$175 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$58 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$11 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$3.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$857 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$802 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$729 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$577 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.7%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$766 thousand
  • Libraries$432 thousand
Interest on debt
3.0%$465 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$119 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$119 thousand
Housing and community development
0.3%$47 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Brentwood. 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 Brentwood 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.