Borough government · Allegheny County, PA

Pleasant Hills's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pleasant Hills took in $11.2 million and spent $10.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes64%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)27%State tax money7.2%Fines and other1.9%

What stands out

12%

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

Borough taxes64%

Property tax
42%$4.8 million
Individual income tax
12%$1.4 million
Other taxes
9.6%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$622 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$269 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$183 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$3.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$2.2 million
  • Other service charges$562 thousand
  • Garbage collection$264 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.2%

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

From the state
7.2%$810 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$3 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$160 thousand
Fines
0.4%$50 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Running the government and other costs18%Roads, transit and parking17%Parks, recreation and libraries6.7%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

35%

of Pleasant Hills' spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$3.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$3.4 million
  • Fire protection$307 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$40 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$2.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$622 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$1.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$599 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$586 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$572 thousand
  • Government buildings$167 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.7%$722 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$558 thousand
  • Libraries$164 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$222 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$58 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$58 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Pleasant Hills. 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 Pleasant Hills 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.