Borough government · Allegheny County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pitcairn took in $5.5 million and spent $5.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)62%Borough taxes18%Fines and other13%Federal tax money3.0%State tax money2.8%County and local tax money1.6%

What stands out

62%

of Pitcairn's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Borough taxes18%

Property tax
11%$577 thousand
Individual income tax
3.9%$215 thousand
Other taxes
3.0%$165 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$76 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$53 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$36 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services62%

Fees for services
62%$3.4 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 4 more
  • Electric power$2.1 million
  • Sewer$771 thousand
  • Garbage collection$321 thousand
  • Other service charges$190 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$22 thousand
  • Road charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.0%

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

From the federal government
3.0%$165 thousand

State tax money2.8%

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

From the state
2.8%$155 thousand

County and local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.6%$89 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
12%$681 thousand
Fines
0.5%$26 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities43%Roads, transit and parking25%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Running the government and other costs11%Interest on debt2.3%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

25%

of Pitcairn'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
43%$2.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Electric power$1.4 million
  • Sewer systems$716 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$264 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$978 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$778 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$81 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$63 thousand
  • Fire protection$56 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$581 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)$269 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$135 thousand
  • Government buildings$112 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$65 thousand
Interest on debt
2.3%$128 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$41 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$41 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$9 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Pitcairn. 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 Pitcairn 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.