Borough government · Armstrong County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Kittanning took in $3.3 million and spent $3.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes45%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)30%Federal tax money11%State tax money8.2%Fines and other5.8%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

11%

of Kittanning's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Borough taxes45%

Property tax
30%$996 thousand
Individual income tax
8.1%$269 thousand
Other taxes
6.7%$223 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$104 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$65 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$54 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks and recreation and 3 more
  • Garbage collection$818 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$79 thousand
  • Road charges$58 thousand
  • Parking$50 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$352 thousand

State tax money8.2%

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

From the state
8.2%$274 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%$23 thousand

Fines and other5.8%

Interest, rents and other
4.8%$161 thousand
Fines
0.9%$31 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Roads, transit and parking23%Running the government and other costs16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Parks, recreation and libraries8.4%All other spending0.3%

What stands out

36%

of Kittanning'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$955 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$68 thousand
  • Fire protection$53 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$33 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$705 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$705 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$507 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$260 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$181 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$36 thousand
  • Government buildings$30 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$485 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$480 thousand
  • Sewer systems$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.4%$259 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$178 thousand
  • Libraries$81 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$5 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Kittanning. 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 Kittanning 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.