Borough government · Westmoreland County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Vandergrift took in $3.5 million and spent $3.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)43%Borough taxes36%State tax money8.7%Federal tax money7.2%Fines and other4.3%County and local tax money0.9%

What stands out

11%

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

Borough taxes36%

Property tax
20%$723 thousand
Individual income tax
11%$386 thousand
Other taxes
4.6%$162 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$84 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$41 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; sewer and 3 more
  • Garbage collection$676 thousand
  • Sewer$412 thousand
  • Other service charges$307 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$120 thousand
  • Parking$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.2%

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

From the federal government
7.2%$255 thousand

State tax money8.7%

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

From the state
8.7%$309 thousand

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$31 thousand

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$140 thousand
Fines
0.3%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails27%Running the government and other costs25%Roads, transit and parking16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Interest on debt8.6%All other spending8.0%

What stands out

27%

of Vandergrift'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
27%$883 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$776 thousand
  • Fire protection$56 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$34 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$17 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$829 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$596 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$151 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$67 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$539 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$536 thousand
  • Parking$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$494 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$494 thousand
Interest on debt
8.6%$283 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.0%$262 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$235 thousand
  • Libraries$27 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Vandergrift. 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 Vandergrift 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.