Borough government · Allegheny County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Etna took in $4.8 million and spent $5.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes36%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)35%State tax money16%Fines and other8.7%Federal tax money3.6%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

7.8%

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

Borough taxes36%

Property tax
23%$1.1 million
Individual income tax
7.8%$373 thousand
Other taxes
5.8%$280 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$156 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$64 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$60 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 5 more
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Garbage collection$395 thousand
  • Other service charges$161 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$35 thousand
  • Road charges$13 thousand
  • Water$9 thousand
  • Parking$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.6%

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

From the federal government
3.6%$173 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$746 thousand

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$36 thousand

Fines and other8.7%

Interest, rents and other
8.3%$401 thousand
Fines
0.4%$18 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Roads, transit and parking17%Parks, recreation and libraries17%Running the government and other costs15%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

17%

of Etna's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$982 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$340 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$816 thousand
  • Fire protection$141 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$100 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$16 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$870 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$869 thousand
  • Parking$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
17%$869 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$869 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$769 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$405 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$252 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$85 thousand
  • Government buildings$27 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$60 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$17 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$17 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$15 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$15 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Etna. 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 Etna 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.