Borough government · Allegheny County, PA

East McKeesport's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), East McKeesport took in $2.0 million and spent $1.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes45%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)37%Fines and other13%State tax money4.9%

What stands out

9.1%

of East McKeesport'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
30%$600 thousand
Individual income tax
9.1%$185 thousand
Other taxes
6.0%$121 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$52 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$37 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$755 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Sewer$525 thousand
  • Garbage collection$166 thousand
  • Other service charges$61 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.9%

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

From the state
4.9%$99 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
12%$237 thousand
Fines
1.4%$28 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Police, fire, courts and jails33%Running the government and other costs24%Roads, transit and parking8.8%Parks, recreation and libraries0.5%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

33%

of East McKeesport'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$554 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$407 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$147 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$536 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$486 thousand
  • Fire protection$28 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$22 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$388 thousand
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)$164 thousand
  • Government buildings$133 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$73 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$18 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.8%$144 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$144 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$9 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Housing and community development
0.4%$7 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of East McKeesport. 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 East McKeesport 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.