Borough government · Allegheny County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Heidelberg took in $1.5 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes53%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)35%Fines and other6.3%State tax money5.0%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

10%

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

Borough taxes53%

Property tax
37%$555 thousand
Individual income tax
10%$155 thousand
Other taxes
6.4%$97 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$42 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$30 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$533 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$510 thousand
  • Other service charges$22 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.0%

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

From the state
5.0%$76 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other6.3%

Interest, rents and other
5.9%$89 thousand
Fines
0.5%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Running the government and other costs23%Roads, transit and parking12%Environment and natural resources1.0%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%

What stands out

31%

of Heidelberg'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$441 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$337 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$104 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$415 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$320 thousand
  • Fire protection$65 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$18 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$12 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$311 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$159 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$86 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$51 thousand
  • Government buildings$16 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses-$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$167 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$167 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.0%$14 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$14 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$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 Heidelberg. 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 Heidelberg 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.