Borough government · Allegheny County, PA

McKees Rocks's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), McKees Rocks took in $6.2 million and spent $6.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)47%Borough taxes46%State tax money5.2%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

18%

of McKees Rocks' 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 taxes46%

Property tax
22%$1.4 million
Other taxes
18%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; amusement taxes and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$851 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$99 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$81 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$80 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
6.3%$386 thousand

Fees for services47%

Fees for services
47%$2.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Sewer$2.4 million
  • Garbage collection$450 thousand
  • Other service charges$68 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.2%

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

From the state
5.2%$318 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Fines
0.8%$51 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.4%$25 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Running the government and other costs14%Roads, transit and parking13%Interest on debt2.3%Parks, recreation and libraries<0.1%

What stands out

36%

of McKees Rocks' 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%$2.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$1.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$281 thousand
  • Fire protection$150 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$39 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$2.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$548 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$862 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$468 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$239 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$83 thousand
  • Government buildings$72 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$780 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$780 thousand
Interest on debt
2.3%$142 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of McKees Rocks. 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 McKees Rocks 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.