Borough government · Allegheny County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Whitehall took in $17.1 million and spent $17.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes60%Fees for services (sewer, road charges)32%State tax money4.5%Fines and other2.2%County and local tax money0.9%

What stands out

31%

of Whitehall's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Borough taxes60%

Individual income tax
31%$5.3 million
Property tax
22%$3.8 million
Other taxes
7.0%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$760 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$267 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$176 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$5.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; road charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$5.5 million
  • Road charges$23 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
  • Other service charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.5%

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

From the state
4.5%$769 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%$146 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$317 thousand
Fines
0.3%$52 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking14%Parks, recreation and libraries7.3%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

35%

of Whitehall's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$6.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$4.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$4.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.4 million
  • Fire protection$350 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$153 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$56 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$3.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$520 thousand
  • Government buildings$193 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$39 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$2.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.3%$1.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$660 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$609 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$130 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$49 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$49 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$39 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$39 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Whitehall. 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 Whitehall 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.