Municipal government · Allegheny County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Monroeville took in $36.8 million and spent $36.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Municipal taxes79%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)12%State tax money7.0%Fines and other1.2%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

22%

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

Municipal taxes79%

Other taxes
32%$11.8 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$9.5 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.8 million
  • Public utility licenses$589 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
25%$9.2 million
Individual income tax
22%$8.1 million

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$4.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Other service charges$3.9 million
  • Garbage collection$427 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$165 thousand
  • Road charges$91 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$14 thousand

State tax money7.0%

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

From the state
7.0%$2.6 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%$100 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$392 thousand
Fines
0.2%$60 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails44%Roads, transit and parking24%Running the government and other costs15%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.5%All other spending2.7%

What stands out

24%

of Monroeville's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
44%$16.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$13.4 million
  • Fire protection$2.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$316 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$147 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$8.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8.6 million
Running the government and other costs
15%$5.4 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$2.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$828 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$601 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$3.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.3 million
  • Libraries$1.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.5%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.5 million
  • Sewer systems$106 thousand
Housing and community development
1.5%$563 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$254 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$254 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$171 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Municipality of Monroeville. 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 Municipality of Monroeville 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.