Borough government · Allegheny County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Churchill took in $4.7 million and spent $5.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes60%Fees for services (sewer, road charges)30%State tax money6.0%Federal tax money3.3%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

14%

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

Borough taxes60%

Property tax
42%$2.0 million
Individual income tax
14%$637 thousand
Other taxes
3.8%$177 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$87 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$61 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • Other service charges$66 thousand
  • Road charges$24 thousand
  • Garbage collection$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.3%

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

From the federal government
3.3%$153 thousand

State tax money6.0%

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

From the state
6.0%$283 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$40 thousand
Fines
0.3%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Roads, transit and parking22%Running the government and other costs21%Environment and natural resources0.5%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

22%

of Churchill'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
34%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$25 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$941 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$114 thousand
  • Fire protection$69 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$1.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$333 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$295 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$269 thousand
  • Government buildings$149 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$26 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$26 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$11 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$7 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$5 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Churchill. 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 Churchill 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.