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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Duquesne took in $5.5 million and spent $5.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes56%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)29%Federal tax money7.1%State tax money6.9%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

17%

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

City taxes56%

Property tax
35%$1.9 million
Individual income tax
17%$932 thousand
Other taxes
4.7%$258 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$158 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$61 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$39 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$1.0 million
  • Garbage collection$520 thousand
  • Other service charges$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.1%

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

From the federal government
7.1%$391 thousand

State tax money6.9%

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

From the state
6.9%$383 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Fines
0.8%$43 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.3%$18 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Roads, transit and parking11%Interest on debt0.7%

What stands out

27%

of Duquesne'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%

Running the government and other costs
37%$2.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$785 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$727 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$362 thousand
  • Government buildings$92 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$218 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$55 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$42 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$863 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$413 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$579 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$579 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$38 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Duquesne. 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 City of Duquesne 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.