Municipal government · Westmoreland County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Murrysville took in $14.3 million and spent $12.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Municipal taxes72%Fees for services (parks and recreation, road charges)18%State tax money9.4%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

32%

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

Municipal taxes72%

Individual income tax
32%$4.5 million
Property tax
29%$4.2 million
Other taxes
11%$1.5 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$718 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$428 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$368 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$2.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$199 thousand
  • Road charges$43 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.4%

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

From the state
9.4%$1.3 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$3 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$121 thousand
Fines
0.3%$44 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking34%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Running the government and other costs23%Parks, recreation and libraries9.5%Interest on debt0.9%Health and hospitals0.5%

What stands out

34%

of Murrysville'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%

Roads, transit and parking
34%$4.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; ports and harbors and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$4.2 million
  • Ports and harbors$33 thousand
  • Public transit$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$4.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$3.8 million
  • Fire protection$193 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$32 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$2.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$980 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$824 thousand
  • Government buildings$613 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$370 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.5%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$866 thousand
  • Libraries$316 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$109 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$63 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$63 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Municipality of Murrysville. 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 Murrysville 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.