Borough government · Allegheny County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Millvale took in $3.9 million and spent $4.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)43%Borough taxes41%Fines and other6.3%Federal tax money4.9%State tax money3.8%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

9.4%

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

Borough taxes41%

Property tax
25%$991 thousand
Individual income tax
9.4%$367 thousand
Other taxes
6.6%$259 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$135 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$64 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$60 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Sewer$998 thousand
  • Garbage collection$352 thousand
  • Other service charges$310 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$22 thousand
  • Parking$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.9%

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

From the federal government
4.9%$192 thousand

State tax money3.8%

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

From the state
3.8%$147 thousand

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%$13 thousand

Fines and other6.3%

Interest, rents and other
5.3%$208 thousand
Fines
1.0%$38 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Roads, transit and parking18%Running the government and other costs15%Housing and community development2.6%All other spending3.3%

What stands out

31%

of Millvale's 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
31%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$97 thousand
  • Fire protection$87 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$21 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$932 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$388 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$802 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$802 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$678 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)$388 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$201 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$45 thousand
  • Government buildings$44 thousand
Housing and community development
2.6%$113 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$84 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$64 thousand
  • Libraries$20 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$47 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$47 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Millvale. 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 Millvale 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.