Borough government · Westmoreland County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), West Leechburg took in $648 thousand and spent $611 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes79%State tax money10%Federal tax money9.9%Fines and other1.1%Fees for services0.2%

What stands out

23%

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

Borough taxes79%

Property tax
46%$301 thousand
Individual income tax
23%$151 thousand
Other taxes
8.8%$57 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$25 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$20 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.9%

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

From the federal government
9.9%$64 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$67 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$6 thousand
Fines
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking50%Running the government and other costs27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Parks, recreation and libraries1.1%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

50%

of West Leechburg'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
50%$303 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$303 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$166 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$85 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$48 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$20 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$65 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$65 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$64 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$41 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$12 thousand
  • Fire protection$7 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$7 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$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 West Leechburg. 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 Leechburg 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.