Borough government · Allegheny County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mount Oliver took in $3.5 million and spent $3.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes41%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)39%State tax money5.7%County and local tax money5.3%Federal tax money4.9%Fines and other4.4%

What stands out

12%

of Mount Oliver'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%$873 thousand
Individual income tax
12%$412 thousand
Other taxes
4.7%$166 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$79 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$59 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Sewer$1.0 million
  • Garbage collection$215 thousand
  • Other service charges$117 thousand
  • Parking$23 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 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%$172 thousand

State tax money5.7%

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

From the state
5.7%$200 thousand

County and local tax money5.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.3%$188 thousand

Fines and other4.4%

Fines
2.6%$93 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.8%$64 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails31%Running the government and other costs27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Roads, transit and parking12%Housing and community development3.7%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

31%

of Mount Oliver'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%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$929 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$146 thousand
  • Fire protection$105 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$37 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$393 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$316 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$202 thousand
  • Government buildings$139 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$926 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$730 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$196 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$466 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$466 thousand
Housing and community development
3.7%$144 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$49 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$29 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$29 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Mount Oliver. 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 Mount Oliver 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.