Borough government · Allegheny County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Elizabeth took in $939 thousand and spent $983 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes70%State tax money9.3%Federal tax money8.2%County and local tax money6.6%Fees for services (parking)3.6%Fines and other2.8%

What stands out

15%

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

Borough taxes70%

Property tax
47%$442 thousand
Individual income tax
15%$145 thousand
Other taxes
7.0%$66 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$25 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$21 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.6%

Fees for services
3.6%$34 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parking
  • Other service charges$19 thousand
  • Parking$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.2%

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

From the federal government
8.2%$77 thousand

State tax money9.3%

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

From the state
9.3%$87 thousand

County and local tax money6.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.6%$62 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$18 thousand
Fines
0.9%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails41%Roads, transit and parking36%Running the government and other costs19%Housing and community development2.0%Interest on debt1.7%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%

What stands out

41%

of Elizabeth'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
41%$404 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$307 thousand
  • Fire protection$52 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$36 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
36%$354 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$354 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$184 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$91 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$44 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$31 thousand
  • Government buildings$18 thousand
Housing and community development
2.0%$20 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$17 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Elizabeth. 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 Elizabeth 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.