Borough government · Allegheny County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wilkinsburg took in $16.2 million and spent $16.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes53%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)32%State tax money5.8%Federal tax money4.3%Fines and other3.3%County and local tax money1.4%

What stands out

10%

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

Borough taxes53%

Property tax
38%$6.2 million
Individual income tax
9.8%$1.6 million
Other taxes
5.3%$863 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$349 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$282 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$232 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$5.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Sewer$3.5 million
  • Garbage collection$1.2 million
  • Other service charges$339 thousand
  • Parking$56 thousand
  • Road charges$55 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.3%

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

From the federal government
4.3%$704 thousand

State tax money5.8%

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

From the state
5.8%$937 thousand

County and local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.4%$223 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$357 thousand
Fines
1.1%$182 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Roads, transit and parking19%Running the government and other costs16%Parks, recreation and libraries4.4%Interest on debt2.3%

What stands out

19%

of Wilkinsburg's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$5.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$3.3 million
  • Fire protection$2.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$138 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$4.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$3.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$992 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$3.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.2 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$2.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$920 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$546 thousand
  • Government buildings$198 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.4%$736 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$437 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$299 thousand
Interest on debt
2.3%$379 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Wilkinsburg. 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 Wilkinsburg 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.