City government · Fayette County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Uniontown took in $15.0 million and spent $10.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes35%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)26%Federal tax money26%State tax money8.1%Fines and other5.3%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

26%

of Uniontown's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes35%

Property tax
24%$3.7 million
Individual income tax
5.3%$786 thousand
Other taxes
4.9%$731 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$502 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$148 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$81 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$3.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 3 more
  • Sewer$2.9 million
  • Other service charges$412 thousand
  • Garbage collection$235 thousand
  • Parking$216 thousand
  • Road charges$71 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money26%

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

From the federal government
26%$3.9 million

State tax money8.1%

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

From the state
8.1%$1.2 million

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%$33 thousand

Fines and other5.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$487 thousand
Fines
2.1%$309 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails43%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Roads, transit and parking13%Running the government and other costs10%Parks, recreation and libraries2.8%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

43%

of Uniontown'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
43%$4.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$3.1 million
  • Fire protection$1.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$33 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$2.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$2.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$370 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
  • Parking$300 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$525 thousand
  • Government buildings$345 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$161 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$56 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$289 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$217 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$72 thousand
Housing and community development
2.1%$222 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$72 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$14 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Uniontown. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Uniontown 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.