Borough government · Westmoreland County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), East Vandergrift took in $439 thousand and spent $397 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)57%Borough taxes29%Federal tax money7.5%State tax money5.0%Fines and other1.6%

What stands out

10%

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

Borough taxes29%

Property tax
11%$47 thousand
Individual income tax
10%$46 thousand
Other taxes
7.7%$34 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$17 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$12 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services57%

Fees for services
57%$250 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Sewer$158 thousand
  • Garbage collection$88 thousand
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.5%

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

From the federal government
7.5%$33 thousand

State tax money5.0%

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

From the state
5.0%$22 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$6 thousand
Fines
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Interest on debt31%Running the government and other costs18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Housing and community development13%Police, fire, courts and jails11%All other spending10%

What stands out

31%

of East Vandergrift's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Interest on debt
31%$124 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$71 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$33 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$19 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$67 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$66 thousand
  • Sewer systems$1 thousand
Housing and community development
13%$51 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$43 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$27 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
  • Fire protection$5 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.3%$33 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$33 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$7 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of East Vandergrift. 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 Vandergrift 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.