City government · Allegheny County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), McKeesport took in $29.3 million and spent $23.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money45%City taxes30%Fees for services (parks and recreation, road charges)13%Fines and other6.0%State tax money5.8%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

45%

of McKeesport's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 1.2%.

City taxes30%

Property tax
14%$4.0 million
Individual income tax
9.2%$2.7 million
Other taxes
7.3%$2.1 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.0 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$637 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$246 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$204 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$3.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$3.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$290 thousand
  • Road charges$234 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money45%

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

From the federal government
45%$13.1 million

State tax money5.8%

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

From the state
5.8%$1.7 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$92 thousand

Fines and other6.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.4%$1.6 million
Fines
0.6%$161 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Running the government and other costs35%Roads, transit and parking10%Housing and community development8.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.2%All other spending6.1%

What stands out

8.3%

of McKeesport's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$8.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$5.3 million
  • Fire protection$2.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$287 thousand
Running the government and other costs
35%$8.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.3 million
  • Government buildings$1.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$533 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
Housing and community development
8.3%$2.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.2%$1.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.5 million
Interest on debt
3.6%$856 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$570 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$510 thousand
  • Libraries$60 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$12 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of McKeesport. 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 City of McKeesport 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.