Borough government · Allegheny County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Tarentum took in $8.5 million and spent $8.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)73%Borough taxes13%State tax money8.9%Federal tax money2.7%Fines and other2.4%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

73%

of Tarentum's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Borough taxes13%

Property tax
6.5%$547 thousand
Individual income tax
4.1%$346 thousand
Other taxes
2.6%$217 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$106 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$61 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$50 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services73%

Fees for services
73%$6.2 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 6 more
  • Electric power$4.1 million
  • Water$1.4 million
  • Garbage collection$599 thousand
  • Sewer$130 thousand
  • Road charges$18 thousand
  • Parking$12 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand
  • Other service charges-$78 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.7%

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

From the federal government
2.7%$228 thousand

State tax money8.9%

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

From the state
8.9%$758 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$17 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$183 thousand
Fines
0.3%$22 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities60%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Roads, transit and parking12%Running the government and other costs6.2%Interest on debt2.0%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

60%

of Tarentum's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
60%$5.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$2.8 million
  • Water supply$1.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$381 thousand
  • Sewer systems$193 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$126 thousand
  • Fire protection$99 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$13 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$989 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$989 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.2%$523 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)$337 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$129 thousand
  • Government buildings$29 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$28 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$170 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$46 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$46 thousand
Housing and community development
0.3%$23 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Tarentum. 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 Tarentum 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.