Borough government · Allegheny County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sharpsburg took in $3.5 million and spent $4.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes49%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)37%State tax money6.5%Fines and other5.5%Federal tax money2.3%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

9.3%

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

Borough taxes49%

Property tax
28%$956 thousand
Other taxes
12%$422 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$314 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$58 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$50 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
9.3%$323 thousand

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Sewer$864 thousand
  • Garbage collection$289 thousand
  • Other service charges$105 thousand
  • Parking$12 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.3%

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

From the federal government
2.3%$79 thousand

State tax money6.5%

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

From the state
6.5%$227 thousand

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$5 thousand

Fines and other5.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$150 thousand
Fines
1.2%$41 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Roads, transit and parking24%Running the government and other costs16%Parks, recreation and libraries6.4%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

27%

of Sharpsburg'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
27%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$954 thousand
  • Fire protection$118 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$64 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$11 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$880 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$236 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
  • Parking$14 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$705 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$283 thousand
  • Government buildings$208 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$156 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$58 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.4%$276 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$248 thousand
  • Libraries$28 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$26 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$10 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Sharpsburg. 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 Sharpsburg 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.