Borough government · Allegheny County, PA

Turtle Creek's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Turtle Creek took in $4.4 million and spent $5.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)51%Borough taxes38%State tax money7.6%Fines and other2.9%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

11%

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

Borough taxes38%

Property tax
23%$1.0 million
Individual income tax
11%$488 thousand
Other taxes
3.8%$169 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$94 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$46 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services51%

Fees for services
51%$2.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Sewer$1.7 million
  • Garbage collection$578 thousand
  • Other service charges$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.6%

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

From the state
7.6%$340 thousand

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$25 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$109 thousand
Fines
0.5%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities44%Roads, transit and parking23%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%All other spending<0.1%

What stands out

23%

of Turtle Creek's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
44%$2.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$821 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$941 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$480 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$177 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$156 thousand
  • Government buildings$128 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$733 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$622 thousand
  • Fire protection$59 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$47 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$19 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Turtle Creek. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Borough of Turtle Creek 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.