City government · Westmoreland County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Greensburg took in $16.3 million and spent $17.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes55%Fees for services (parking, parks and recreation)20%Fines and other13%State tax money7.3%Federal tax money4.6%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

21%

of Greensburg's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes55%

Individual income tax
21%$3.4 million
Property tax
21%$3.4 million
Other taxes
13%$2.1 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.1 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$690 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$277 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$3.2 million
What's in fees for servicesParking; parks and recreation and 3 more
  • Parking$1.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
  • Other service charges$304 thousand
  • Road charges$138 thousand
  • Garbage collection$80 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.6%

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

From the federal government
4.6%$742 thousand

State tax money7.3%

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

From the state
7.3%$1.2 million

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$64 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
11%$1.9 million
Fines
2.0%$324 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs48%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Roads, transit and parking17%Parks, recreation and libraries8.4%Interest on debt1.9%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

48%

of Greensburg's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
48%$8.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$3.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$566 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$3.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$3.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$254 thousand
  • Fire protection$157 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$118 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$3.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; parking and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$2.6 million
  • Parking$394 thousand
  • Public transit$13 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.4%$1.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
  • Libraries$125 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$324 thousand
Housing and community development
1.1%$194 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.7%$129 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power and garbage and solid waste
  • Electric power$74 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$55 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Greensburg. 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 City of Greensburg 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.