Borough government · Allegheny County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Emsworth took in $2.0 million and spent $1.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes57%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)39%State tax money4.3%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

19%

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

Borough taxes57%

Property tax
30%$595 thousand
Individual income tax
19%$363 thousand
Other taxes
7.6%$148 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$63 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$46 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$39 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$756 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Sewer$748 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.3%

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

From the state
4.3%$83 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$4 thousand
Fines
0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities44%Roads, transit and parking27%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Running the government and other costs12%Interest on debt2.3%Health and hospitals1.5%

What stands out

27%

of Emsworth'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
44%$829 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$826 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
27%$500 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$470 thousand
  • Parking$30 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$259 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$191 thousand
  • Fire protection$48 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$20 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$225 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$81 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$68 thousand
  • Government buildings$42 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$34 thousand
Interest on debt
2.3%$43 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.5%$29 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$29 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Emsworth. 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 Emsworth 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.