Municipal government · Allegheny County, PA

Mount Lebanon's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Mount Lebanon took in $58.1 million and spent $65.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Municipal taxes56%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)34%State tax money5.6%Fines and other3.2%County and local tax money1.3%

What stands out

26%

of Mount Lebanon's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Municipal taxes56%

Individual income tax
26%$15.0 million
Property tax
23%$13.4 million
Other taxes
6.6%$3.8 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$2.1 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.0 million
  • Public utility licenses$702 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$19.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 3 more
  • Sewer$11.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$3.3 million
  • Parking$2.2 million
  • Road charges$1.6 million
  • Other service charges$1.4 million

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%$13 thousand

State tax money5.6%

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

From the state
5.6%$3.2 million

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.3%$776 thousand

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$1.8 million
Fines
0.2%$105 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Roads, transit and parking21%Parks, recreation and libraries17%Running the government and other costs8.7%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

25%

of Mount Lebanon's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 4.5%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$17.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$11.7 million
  • Fire protection$5.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$431 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$311 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$16.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$14.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
21%$13.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$12.0 million
  • Parking$1.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
17%$10.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$8.0 million
  • Libraries$2.8 million
Running the government and other costs
8.7%$5.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.9 million
  • Government buildings$1.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$728 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$622 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$622 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$493 thousand
Housing and community development
0.3%$178 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Municipality of Mount Lebanon. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Municipality of Mount Lebanon 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.