Borough government · Westmoreland County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Irwin took in $4.3 million and spent $3.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)54%Borough taxes35%Federal tax money4.5%State tax money3.6%Fines and other2.7%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

11%

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

Borough taxes35%

Property tax
16%$689 thousand
Individual income tax
11%$490 thousand
Other taxes
7.5%$325 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$189 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$79 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$57 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services54%

Fees for services
54%$2.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Sewer$1.6 million
  • Garbage collection$660 thousand
  • Other service charges$61 thousand
  • Parking$52 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.5%

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

From the federal government
4.5%$196 thousand

State tax money3.6%

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

From the state
3.6%$158 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%$29 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$95 thousand
Fines
0.5%$23 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities40%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Roads, transit and parking19%Running the government and other costs17%Interest on debt1.9%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

21%

of Irwin'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
40%$1.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$947 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$511 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$762 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$659 thousand
  • Fire protection$94 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$708 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; parking and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$683 thousand
  • Parking$19 thousand
  • Public transit$6 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$612 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)$429 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$88 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$54 thousand
  • Government buildings$41 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$68 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$59 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$59 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Irwin. 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 Irwin 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.