City government · Westmoreland County, PA

New Kensington's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), New Kensington took in $8.8 million and spent $8.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes60%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)21%State tax money9.3%County and local tax money6.8%Fines and other2.9%

What stands out

13%

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

City taxes60%

Property tax
38%$3.4 million
Individual income tax
13%$1.2 million
Other taxes
8.8%$775 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and public utility licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$551 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$224 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 3 more
  • Garbage collection$1.6 million
  • Other service charges$153 thousand
  • Road charges$67 thousand
  • Parking$35 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.3%

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

From the state
9.3%$823 thousand

County and local tax money6.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.8%$597 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$204 thousand
Fines
0.6%$50 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Running the government and other costs29%Roads, transit and parking19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Parks, recreation and libraries7.2%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

19%

of New Kensington'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
34%$3.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.6 million
  • Fire protection$190 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$89 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$70 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$2.6 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$1.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$828 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$252 thousand
  • Government buildings$127 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; parking and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
  • Parking$39 thousand
  • Public transit$12 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$983 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$983 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.2%$640 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$558 thousand
  • Libraries$82 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$51 thousand
Housing and community development
0.1%$13 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$12 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of New Kensington. 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 City of New Kensington 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.