Borough government · Allegheny County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Munhall took in $9.2 million and spent $20.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes64%Fees for services (garbage collection, parking)14%State tax money9.9%Federal tax money6.7%Fines and other5.6%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

13%

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

Borough taxes64%

Property tax
44%$4.1 million
Individual income tax
13%$1.2 million
Other taxes
6.8%$631 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$216 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$216 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$199 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$961 thousand
  • Other service charges$241 thousand
  • Parking$32 thousand
  • Road charges$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.7%

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

From the federal government
6.7%$622 thousand

State tax money9.9%

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

From the state
9.9%$911 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%$10 thousand

Fines and other5.6%

Fines
4.8%$447 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.7%$66 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs62%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Roads, transit and parking9.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.3%Parks, recreation and libraries1.6%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

62%

of Munhall's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
62%$12.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Government buildings$10.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$947 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$336 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$4.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.4 million
  • Fire protection$367 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$315 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$73 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.9%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.3%$870 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$870 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$324 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$246 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$78 thousand
Housing and community development
1.3%$261 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$184 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Munhall. 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 Munhall 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.