City government · Westmoreland County, PA

Lower Burrell's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Lower Burrell took in $11.2 million and spent $10.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes51%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)38%State tax money8.2%Fines and other3.3%

What stands out

15%

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

City taxes51%

Property tax
27%$3.0 million
Individual income tax
15%$1.7 million
Other taxes
8.7%$978 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$563 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$245 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$170 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$4.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Sewer$3.6 million
  • Garbage collection$298 thousand
  • Other service charges$260 thousand
  • Road charges$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.2%

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

From the state
8.2%$916 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$347 thousand
Fines
0.2%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Roads, transit and parking13%Interest on debt3.2%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

29%

of Lower Burrell's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
29%$3.0 million
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$1.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$984 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$392 thousand
  • Government buildings$100 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$3.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$2.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$550 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$2.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.2 million
  • Fire protection$273 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$41 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$18 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
  • Public transit$2 thousand
Interest on debt
3.2%$325 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$118 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$86 thousand
  • Libraries$32 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$27 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$27 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lower Burrell. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Lower Burrell 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.