Borough government · Westmoreland County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Delmont took in $2.1 million and spent $2.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes45%Fees for services (sewer, road charges)30%State tax money11%Fines and other7.3%Federal tax money6.1%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

18%

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

Borough taxes45%

Property tax
21%$447 thousand
Individual income tax
18%$391 thousand
Other taxes
6.2%$134 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$68 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$59 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$653 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; road charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$598 thousand
  • Road charges$24 thousand
  • Other service charges$21 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.1%

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

From the federal government
6.1%$132 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$226 thousand

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$10 thousand

Fines and other7.3%

Interest, rents and other
6.7%$145 thousand
Fines
0.5%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails31%Roads, transit and parking27%Running the government and other costs24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.6%Environment and natural resources5.1%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

31%

of Delmont'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
31%$633 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$572 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$42 thousand
  • Fire protection$14 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
27%$556 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$555 thousand
  • Public transit$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$481 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$181 thousand
  • Government buildings$156 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$80 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$64 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.6%$194 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$189 thousand
  • Water supply$3 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Environment and natural resources
5.1%$104 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$104 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$42 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$42 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$15 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 Delmont. 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 Delmont 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.