City government · Westmoreland County, PA

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

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

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes54%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)31%State tax money8.0%Federal tax money6.1%Fines and other1.1%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

10%

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

City taxes54%

Property tax
37%$2.3 million
Individual income tax
9.6%$594 thousand
Other taxes
7.0%$437 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$225 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$134 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$78 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Sewer$969 thousand
  • Garbage collection$674 thousand
  • Other service charges$270 thousand
  • Parking$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.1%

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

From the federal government
6.1%$379 thousand

State tax money8.0%

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

From the state
8.0%$498 thousand

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$7 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$39 thousand
Fines
0.4%$27 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Roads, transit and parking9.6%Interest on debt3.4%All other spending4.8%

What stands out

23%

of Monessen'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%

Running the government and other costs
33%$2.0 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$994 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$712 thousand
  • Government buildings$182 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$148 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$613 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$116 thousand
  • Fire protection$111 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.6%$599 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$594 thousand
  • Public transit$5 thousand
Interest on debt
3.4%$214 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$189 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$189 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$57 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$57 thousand
Housing and community development
0.8%$52 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Monessen. 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 Monessen 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.