Borough government · Allegheny County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Oakmont took in $9.4 million and spent $11.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes47%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)28%Fines and other13%State tax money9.8%Federal tax money2.3%

What stands out

17%

of Oakmont's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Borough taxes47%

Property tax
24%$2.2 million
Individual income tax
17%$1.6 million
Other taxes
6.6%$614 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$320 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$153 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$141 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$2.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Sewer$1.8 million
  • Garbage collection$695 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$77 thousand
  • Other service charges$71 thousand
  • Road charges$23 thousand
  • Electric power$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.3%

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

From the federal government
2.3%$211 thousand

State tax money9.8%

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

From the state
9.8%$913 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
12%$1.1 million
Fines
0.4%$41 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Roads, transit and parking22%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Running the government and other costs7.6%All other spending9.1%

What stands out

13%

of Oakmont's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$2.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$2.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$663 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$2.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.2 million
  • Fire protection$170 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$109 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$1.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$898 thousand
  • Libraries$524 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.6%$833 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$416 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$161 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$153 thousand
  • Government buildings$103 thousand
Interest on debt
5.0%$552 thousand
Environment and natural resources
3.6%$396 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$396 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$50 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$50 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Oakmont. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Borough of Oakmont 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.