Borough government · Allegheny County, PA

Jefferson Hills's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Jefferson Hills took in $15.3 million and spent $16.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes56%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)37%State tax money5.3%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

16%

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

Borough taxes56%

Property tax
35%$5.3 million
Individual income tax
16%$2.4 million
Other taxes
6.0%$924 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$343 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$343 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$238 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$5.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Sewer$4.2 million
  • Garbage collection$867 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$347 thousand
  • Other service charges$134 thousand
  • Road charges$89 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.3%

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

From the state
5.3%$812 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$109 thousand
Fines
0.6%$89 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Roads, transit and parking21%Running the government and other costs13%Parks, recreation and libraries8.6%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

21%

of Jefferson Hills' spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$4.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$3.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$4.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$3.6 million
  • Fire protection$847 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$125 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$3.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.4 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$2.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$977 thousand
  • Government buildings$499 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$457 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$149 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.6%$1.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$894 thousand
  • Libraries$504 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$163 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$85 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$85 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Jefferson Hills. 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 Jefferson Hills 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.