Borough government · Allegheny County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Whitaker took in $930 thousand and spent $1.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes50%Fees for services (sewer)35%Federal tax money7.0%State tax money4.5%County and local tax money2.2%Fines and other1.5%

What stands out

11%

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

Borough taxes50%

Property tax
34%$318 thousand
Individual income tax
11%$106 thousand
Other taxes
4.4%$41 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$19 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$14 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$324 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$311 thousand
  • Other service charges$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.0%

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

From the federal government
7.0%$65 thousand

State tax money4.5%

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

From the state
4.5%$42 thousand

County and local tax money2.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.2%$20 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Roads, transit and parking28%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Running the government and other costs19%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

28%

of Whitaker'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
32%$327 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$248 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$79 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
28%$287 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$287 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$206 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$174 thousand
  • Fire protection$14 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$13 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$5 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$194 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$78 thousand
  • Government buildings$60 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$33 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$23 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Whitaker. 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 Whitaker 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.