Borough government · Allegheny County, PA

Port Vue's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Port Vue took in $2.3 million and spent $3.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes62%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)15%Federal tax money8.4%State tax money7.4%Fines and other6.7%

What stands out

16%

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

Borough taxes62%

Property tax
39%$889 thousand
Individual income tax
16%$373 thousand
Other taxes
6.6%$151 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$71 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$48 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$348 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 3 more
  • Garbage collection$290 thousand
  • Other service charges$38 thousand
  • Road charges$18 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
  • Sewer$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.4%

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

From the federal government
8.4%$191 thousand

State tax money7.4%

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

From the state
7.4%$168 thousand

Fines and other6.7%

Interest, rents and other
6.2%$140 thousand
Fines
0.5%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Parks, recreation and libraries22%Roads, transit and parking16%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.4%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

22%

of Port Vue'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%

Running the government and other costs
37%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$618 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$373 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$97 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$29 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
22%$655 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$655 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$489 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$489 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$470 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$321 thousand
  • Fire protection$97 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$51 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.4%$250 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$248 thousand
  • Sewer systems$2 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Port Vue. 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 Port Vue 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.