Borough government · Westmoreland County, PA

South Greensburg's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), South Greensburg took in $1.6 million and spent $1.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes62%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)20%State tax money7.1%Federal tax money6.6%Fines and other4.3%

What stands out

16%

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

Borough taxes62%

Property tax
30%$478 thousand
Individual income tax
16%$258 thousand
Other taxes
15%$237 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$119 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$67 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$51 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$318 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$302 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
  • Road charges$6 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.6%

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

From the federal government
6.6%$104 thousand

State tax money7.1%

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

From the state
7.1%$112 thousand

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$58 thousand
Fines
0.6%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails30%Roads, transit and parking26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Running the government and other costs19%Parks, recreation and libraries3.5%All other spending0.2%

What stands out

30%

of South Greensburg'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
30%$515 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$368 thousand
  • Fire protection$132 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$14 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$449 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$449 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$352 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$352 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$329 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)$116 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$75 thousand
  • Government buildings$74 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$64 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.5%$60 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$60 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of South Greensburg. 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 South Greensburg 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.