Borough government · Allegheny County, PA

Sewickley Heights's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sewickley Heights took in $3.3 million and spent $2.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes83%Fines and other7.7%Fees for services (road charges, parks and recreation)4.1%State tax money3.4%County and local tax money1.2%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

32%

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

Borough taxes83%

Property tax
48%$1.6 million
Individual income tax
32%$1.0 million
Other taxes
2.9%$96 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and public utility licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$71 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.1%

Fees for services
4.1%$134 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 1 more
  • Other service charges$101 thousand
  • Road charges$32 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$13 thousand

State tax money3.4%

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

From the state
3.4%$110 thousand

County and local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.2%$40 thousand

Fines and other7.7%

Interest, rents and other
7.5%$245 thousand
Fines
0.2%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails49%Roads, transit and parking28%Running the government and other costs20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.1%Health and hospitals0.3%All other spending0.3%

What stands out

49%

of Sewickley Heights' 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
49%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$948 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$250 thousand
  • Fire protection$81 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
28%$745 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$745 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$534 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$354 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$83 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$81 thousand
  • Government buildings$16 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.1%$56 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$56 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$7 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Sewickley Heights. 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 Sewickley Heights 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.