Borough government · Armstrong County, PA

West Kittanning's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), West Kittanning took in $397 thousand and spent $362 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes86%State tax money13%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

32%

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

Borough taxes86%

Property tax
41%$164 thousand
Individual income tax
32%$126 thousand
Other taxes
13%$52 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$23 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$16 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$50 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Fines
0.8%$3 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.5%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking52%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Interest on debt3.0%Parks, recreation and libraries0.8%

What stands out

52%

of West Kittanning'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%

Roads, transit and parking
52%$188 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$183 thousand
  • Public transit$5 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$91 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$40 thousand
  • Government buildings$24 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$16 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$11 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$69 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$51 thousand
  • Fire protection$14 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Interest on debt
3.0%$11 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of West Kittanning. 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 West Kittanning 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.