Borough government · Allegheny County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), East Pittsburgh took in $1.6 million and spent $1.3 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)42%State tax money6.1%Federal tax money5.9%Fines and other0.6%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

7.3%

of East Pittsburgh'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
33%$524 thousand
Individual income tax
7.3%$115 thousand
Other taxes
4.5%$70 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$38 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$16 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$658 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$548 thousand
  • Other service charges$95 thousand
  • Garbage collection$14 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.9%

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

From the federal government
5.9%$92 thousand

State tax money6.1%

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

From the state
6.1%$95 thousand

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$2 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Fines
0.4%$7 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.2%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Running the government and other costs28%Roads, transit and parking20%Police, fire, courts and jails8.9%Parks, recreation and libraries4.9%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

20%

of East Pittsburgh'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%$472 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$386 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$86 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$346 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)$130 thousand
  • Government buildings$118 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$83 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$15 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$250 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$250 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.9%$112 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$46 thousand
  • Fire protection$42 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$23 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.9%$61 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$61 thousand
Housing and community development
1.0%$12 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of East Pittsburgh. 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 Pittsburgh 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.