Borough government · Washington County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Canonsburg took in $7.6 million and spent $8.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes63%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)21%State tax money11%Fines and other5.4%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

17%

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

Borough taxes63%

Property tax
31%$2.4 million
Individual income tax
17%$1.3 million
Other taxes
14%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$677 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$228 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$179 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; sewer and 3 more
  • Garbage collection$696 thousand
  • Sewer$321 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$262 thousand
  • Other service charges$197 thousand
  • Road charges$110 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.1%

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

From the federal government
0.1%$10 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$819 thousand

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$379 thousand
Fines
0.4%$29 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Roads, transit and parking26%Running the government and other costs21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.9%Environment and natural resources5.5%All other spending5.7%

What stands out

33%

of Canonsburg'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$2.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.3 million
  • Fire protection$356 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$83 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$2.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$2.0 million
  • Parking$180 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$1.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$564 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$543 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$495 thousand
  • Government buildings$166 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.9%$651 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$644 thousand
  • Sewer systems$7 thousand
Environment and natural resources
5.5%$460 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$460 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.4%$449 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$434 thousand
  • Libraries$15 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$18 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Canonsburg. 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 Canonsburg 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.