Borough government · Allegheny County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Leetsdale took in $2.8 million and spent $2.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes72%State tax money22%Fines and other3.3%Federal tax money2.3%Fees for services (road charges, parks and recreation)0.6%

What stands out

21%

of Leetsdale's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

Borough taxes72%

Property tax
44%$1.2 million
Other taxes
21%$578 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$541 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$25 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
7.3%$206 thousand

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$16 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 1 more
  • Other service charges$14 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.3%

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

From the federal government
2.3%$64 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$618 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$63 thousand
Fines
1.1%$30 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs34%Roads, transit and parking33%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Interest on debt2.5%Parks, recreation and libraries1.8%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

33%

of Leetsdale's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
34%$849 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$503 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$146 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$132 thousand
  • Government buildings$68 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
33%$837 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$837 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$689 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$546 thousand
  • Fire protection$81 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$52 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$10 thousand
Interest on debt
2.5%$62 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$45 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$45 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.1%$28 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$28 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$12 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Leetsdale. 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 Leetsdale 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.