Borough government · Westmoreland County, PA

North Belle Vernon's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), North Belle Vernon took in $1.6 million and spent $1.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes43%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)35%Federal tax money15%State tax money6.1%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

15%

of North Belle Vernon's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Borough taxes43%

Property tax
26%$424 thousand
Individual income tax
12%$194 thousand
Other taxes
5.8%$95 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$36 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$34 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$573 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Sewer$410 thousand
  • Garbage collection$140 thousand
  • Other service charges$21 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$247 thousand

State tax money6.1%

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

From the state
6.1%$101 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Fines
0.5%$8 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.4%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Roads, transit and parking29%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Running the government and other costs15%Interest on debt8.9%Parks, recreation and libraries0.6%

What stands out

29%

of North Belle Vernon's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$550 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$412 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$138 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
29%$520 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$520 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$284 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$217 thousand
  • Fire protection$62 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$264 thousand
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$152 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$45 thousand
  • Government buildings$36 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$31 thousand
Interest on debt
8.9%$160 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$11 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of North Belle Vernon. 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 North Belle Vernon 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.