Village government · Allegheny County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pennsbury took in $584 thousand and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes78%Fees for services (garbage collection)13%Federal tax money5.8%State tax money3.6%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

26%

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

Village taxes78%

Property tax
44%$256 thousand
Individual income tax
26%$151 thousand
Other taxes
8.2%$48 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$22 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$21 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$73 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$70 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.8%

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

From the federal government
5.8%$34 thousand

State tax money3.6%

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

From the state
3.6%$21 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Fines
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking63%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Running the government and other costs8.4%Police, fire, courts and jails6.8%Interest on debt1.0%Parks, recreation and libraries<0.1%

What stands out

63%

of Pennsbury'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%

Roads, transit and parking
63%$744 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$744 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$247 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$101 thousand
  • Sewer systems$97 thousand
  • Water supply$49 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.4%$99 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)$48 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$26 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$23 thousand
  • Government buildings$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.8%$81 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$70 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
  • Fire protection$3 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$12 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Pennsbury. 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 Village of Pennsbury 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.