Borough government · Allegheny County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cheswick took in $1.9 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes50%Fees for services (water, sewer)41%Federal tax money4.7%State tax money3.3%Fines and other0.8%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

12%

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

Borough taxes50%

Property tax
33%$622 thousand
Individual income tax
12%$217 thousand
Other taxes
5.1%$96 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$50 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$28 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$763 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$289 thousand
  • Sewer$240 thousand
  • Garbage collection$152 thousand
  • Road charges$58 thousand
  • Other service charges$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.7%

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

From the federal government
4.7%$88 thousand

State tax money3.3%

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

From the state
3.3%$62 thousand

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$12 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Roads, transit and parking22%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Running the government and other costs16%Parks, recreation and libraries3.2%Interest on debt0.8%

What stands out

22%

of Cheswick'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
38%$534 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$259 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$145 thousand
  • Water supply$130 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$308 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and ports and harbors
  • Roads and highways$242 thousand
  • Ports and harbors$66 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$280 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$234 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$31 thousand
  • Fire protection$15 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$230 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$147 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$50 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$29 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.2%$45 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$26 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Cheswick. 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 Cheswick 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.