Borough government · Westmoreland County, PA

Hyde Park's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hyde Park took in $293 thousand and spent $292 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes58%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)23%Federal tax money8.5%State tax money8.2%Fines and other2.4%

What stands out

18%

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

Borough taxes58%

Property tax
26%$75 thousand
Individual income tax
18%$52 thousand
Other taxes
15%$44 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$25 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$8 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$7 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$66 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and sewer
  • Garbage collection$38 thousand
  • Sewer$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.5%

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

From the federal government
8.5%$25 thousand

State tax money8.2%

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

From the state
8.2%$24 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$6 thousand
Fines
0.3%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking38%Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Parks, recreation and libraries2.4%Interest on debt1.4%

What stands out

38%

of Hyde Park'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%

Roads, transit and parking
38%$110 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$110 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$92 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$36 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$33 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$44 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$35 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$35 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$35 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$7 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Hyde Park. 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 Hyde Park 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.