Borough government · Allegheny County, PA

White Oak's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), White Oak took in $6.9 million and spent $10.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes65%County and local tax money11%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)9.7%State tax money6.7%Federal tax money5.6%Fines and other2.6%

What stands out

13%

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

Borough taxes65%

Property tax
42%$2.9 million
Individual income tax
13%$909 thousand
Other taxes
9.3%$648 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$348 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$162 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$138 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.7%

Fees for services
9.7%$670 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$534 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$77 thousand
  • Other service charges$54 thousand
  • Road charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.6%

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

From the federal government
5.6%$389 thousand

State tax money6.7%

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

From the state
6.7%$464 thousand

County and local tax money11%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
11%$737 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$167 thousand
Fines
0.2%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking39%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Running the government and other costs16%Parks, recreation and libraries8.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.7%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

39%

of White Oak'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
39%$4.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$3.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.7 million
  • Fire protection$423 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$30 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$1.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$877 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$461 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$264 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$57 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.7%$918 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$893 thousand
  • Libraries$25 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.7%$495 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$495 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$174 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$60 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$60 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of White Oak. 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 White Oak 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.