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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sewickley Hills took in $684 thousand and spent $472 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes86%Federal tax money5.3%Fines and other5.0%State tax money3.7%Fees for services (road charges)0.1%

What stands out

40%

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

Borough taxes86%

Individual income tax
40%$273 thousand
Property tax
38%$263 thousand
Other taxes
7.6%$52 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$34 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$13 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.1%

Fees for services
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.3%

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

From the federal government
5.3%$36 thousand

State tax money3.7%

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

From the state
3.7%$25 thousand

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$31 thousand
Fines
0.4%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking36%Police, fire, courts and jails36%Running the government and other costs26%Health and hospitals1.3%Housing and community development0.8%

What stands out

36%

of Sewickley Hills' 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%

Roads, transit and parking
36%$172 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$172 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$168 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$102 thousand
  • Fire protection$57 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$122 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$35 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$31 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$30 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$26 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Housing and community development
0.8%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Sewickley 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 Sewickley 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.