Borough government · Allegheny County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Rankin took in $1.4 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)59%Borough taxes27%Federal tax money7.7%State tax money4.8%County and local tax money0.7%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

8%

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

Borough taxes27%

Property tax
16%$214 thousand
Individual income tax
8.0%$109 thousand
Other taxes
3.9%$53 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$22 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$20 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services59%

Fees for services
59%$805 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Sewer$453 thousand
  • Garbage collection$237 thousand
  • Other service charges$89 thousand
  • Road charges$20 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.7%

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

From the federal government
7.7%$106 thousand

State tax money4.8%

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

From the state
4.8%$66 thousand

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$10 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Fines
0.6%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities40%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking18%Interest on debt<0.1%

What stands out

22%

of Rankin's 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
40%$509 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$363 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$146 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$276 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$195 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$42 thousand
  • Fire protection$39 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$258 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)$132 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$59 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$39 thousand
  • Government buildings$28 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$231 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$231 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Rankin. 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 Rankin 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.