City government · Westmoreland County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Jeannette took in $7.9 million and spent $8.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes52%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)17%Federal tax money16%State tax money9.3%Fines and other3.2%County and local tax money1.7%

What stands out

18%

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

City taxes52%

Property tax
27%$2.1 million
Individual income tax
18%$1.4 million
Other taxes
7.1%$561 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$269 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$166 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$126 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$1.2 million
  • Other service charges$156 thousand
  • Road charges$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money16%

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

From the federal government
16%$1.3 million

State tax money9.3%

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

From the state
9.3%$735 thousand

County and local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.7%$132 thousand

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$214 thousand
Fines
0.6%$44 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails43%Housing and community development18%Roads, transit and parking14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Running the government and other costs11%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

18%

of Jeannette's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
43%$3.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.3 million
  • Fire protection$1.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$90 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$33 thousand
Housing and community development
18%$1.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
14%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
  • Parking$11 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$990 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$990 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$863 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$409 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$335 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$61 thousand
  • Government buildings$58 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$113 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$84 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$75 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Jeannette. 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 Jeannette 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.