Borough government · Allegheny County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Carnegie took in $8.1 million and spent $9.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes54%Fees for services (sewer, parking)34%State tax money7.3%Fines and other3.5%County and local tax money1.0%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

14%

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

Borough taxes54%

Property tax
32%$2.6 million
Individual income tax
14%$1.1 million
Other taxes
8.0%$652 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$383 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$180 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$89 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$2.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parking and 2 more
  • Sewer$2.5 million
  • Parking$153 thousand
  • Other service charges$110 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$12 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 money7.3%

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

From the state
7.3%$594 thousand

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$85 thousand

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$254 thousand
Fines
0.3%$27 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Roads, transit and parking18%Parks, recreation and libraries2.3%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

21%

of Carnegie'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
33%$3.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$3.0 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$2.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$899 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$742 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$364 thousand
  • Government buildings$127 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses-$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$1.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Fire protection$221 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$85 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$79 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
  • Parking$101 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$213 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$119 thousand
  • Libraries$94 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$152 thousand
Housing and community development
0.4%$35 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$9 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Carnegie. 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 Carnegie 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.