Borough government · Allegheny County, PA

Castle Shannon's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Castle Shannon took in $10.2 million and spent $9.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes54%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)34%State tax money9.3%Fines and other1.8%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

11%

of Castle Shannon'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
39%$4.0 million
Individual income tax
11%$1.1 million
Other taxes
4.5%$457 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$157 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$152 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$148 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$3.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 3 more
  • Sewer$3.2 million
  • Other service charges$223 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand
  • Road charges$16 thousand
  • Parking$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.3%

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

From the state
9.3%$948 thousand

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$69 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$109 thousand
Fines
0.8%$80 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Roads, transit and parking17%Running the government and other costs13%Parks, recreation and libraries4.0%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

32%

of Castle Shannon'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
32%$3.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.7 million
  • Fire protection$163 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$145 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$38 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$3.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$2.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$570 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$871 thousand
  • Government buildings$154 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$147 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$83 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.0%$381 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$231 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$150 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$104 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$104 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$63 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Castle Shannon. 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 Castle Shannon 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.