Borough government · Allegheny County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sewickley took in $9.4 million and spent $8.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes54%Fees for services (sewer, parking)34%State tax money3.5%County and local tax money3.5%Fines and other3.3%Federal tax money2.1%

What stands out

13%

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

Borough taxes54%

Property tax
33%$3.1 million
Individual income tax
13%$1.2 million
Other taxes
7.7%$720 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$404 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$260 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$56 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$3.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 3 more
  • Sewer$2.0 million
  • Other service charges$980 thousand
  • Parking$212 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$27 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.1%

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

From the federal government
2.1%$198 thousand

State tax money3.5%

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

From the state
3.5%$331 thousand

County and local tax money3.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.5%$328 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$249 thousand
Fines
0.7%$63 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails43%Roads, transit and parking25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Running the government and other costs11%Interest on debt3.1%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

43%

of Sewickley'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
43%$3.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.5 million
  • Fire protection$862 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$140 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$67 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$923 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$630 thousand
  • Government buildings$127 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$122 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$44 thousand
Interest on debt
3.1%$258 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$226 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$226 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$34 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$34 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Sewickley. 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 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.