Borough government · Allegheny County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Edgewood took in $5.1 million and spent $4.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes60%Fees for services (sewer, parking)26%State tax money6.8%Fines and other4.4%Federal tax money3.1%

What stands out

17%

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

Borough taxes60%

Property tax
38%$1.9 million
Individual income tax
17%$841 thousand
Other taxes
5.0%$252 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$117 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$78 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$57 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 3 more
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Other service charges$117 thousand
  • Parking$39 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand
  • Garbage collection$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.1%

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

From the federal government
3.1%$159 thousand

State tax money6.8%

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

From the state
6.8%$348 thousand

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$181 thousand
Fines
0.9%$44 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Roads, transit and parking23%Running the government and other costs22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Parks, recreation and libraries1.3%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

34%

of Edgewood'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
34%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Fire protection$40 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$39 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$999 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)$353 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$297 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$220 thousand
  • Government buildings$129 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$867 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$867 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$58 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$40 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$18 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$48 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$48 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Edgewood. 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 Edgewood 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.