Borough government · Armstrong County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Leechburg took in $1.7 million and spent $1.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes48%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)34%State tax money6.9%Federal tax money5.7%Fines and other4.0%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

11%

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

Borough taxes48%

Property tax
31%$537 thousand
Individual income tax
11%$189 thousand
Other taxes
6.5%$113 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$57 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$33 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$597 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Sewer$339 thousand
  • Garbage collection$204 thousand
  • Other service charges$32 thousand
  • Parking$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.7%

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

From the federal government
5.7%$99 thousand

State tax money6.9%

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

From the state
6.9%$120 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%$13 thousand

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$56 thousand
Fines
0.8%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Roads, transit and parking13%Interest on debt11%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

11%

of Leechburg's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
39%$645 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$386 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$190 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$57 thousand
  • Government buildings$12 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$315 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$245 thousand
  • Fire protection$43 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$22 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$283 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$246 thousand
  • Sewer systems$37 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$214 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$214 thousand
Interest on debt
11%$178 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$13 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Leechburg. 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 Leechburg 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.