Borough government · Westmoreland County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Southwest Greensburg took in $1.3 million and spent $1.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes56%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)24%State tax money8.1%Federal tax money7.9%Fines and other3.6%

What stands out

18%

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

Borough taxes56%

Property tax
28%$378 thousand
Individual income tax
18%$247 thousand
Other taxes
9.7%$131 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$55 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$41 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$330 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$273 thousand
  • Other service charges$56 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.9%

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

From the federal government
7.9%$106 thousand

State tax money8.1%

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

From the state
8.1%$109 thousand

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$33 thousand
Fines
1.1%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Roads, transit and parking23%Running the government and other costs20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Parks, recreation and libraries2.4%Interest on debt0.7%

What stands out

37%

of Southwest 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
37%$601 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$552 thousand
  • Fire protection$35 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$14 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$382 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$382 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$328 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$104 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$90 thousand
  • Government buildings$74 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$60 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$274 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$274 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$40 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$25 thousand
  • Libraries$15 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Southwest 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 Southwest 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.