Borough government · Allegheny County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wilmerding took in $1.7 million and spent $1.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)49%Borough taxes37%Federal tax money6.5%State tax money6.3%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

6.9%

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

Borough taxes37%

Property tax
25%$414 thousand
Individual income tax
6.9%$116 thousand
Other taxes
6.0%$101 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$66 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$25 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services49%

Fees for services
49%$827 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Sewer$686 thousand
  • Garbage collection$112 thousand
  • Other service charges$28 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.5%

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

From the federal government
6.5%$110 thousand

State tax money6.3%

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

From the state
6.3%$106 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Fines
0.5%$8 thousand
Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities45%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Running the government and other costs13%Roads, transit and parking12%Interest on debt0.6%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%

What stands out

28%

of Wilmerding's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
45%$710 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$598 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$112 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$450 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$360 thousand
  • Fire protection$59 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$31 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$213 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$81 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$81 thousand
  • Government buildings$28 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$23 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$194 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$194 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Wilmerding. 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 Wilmerding 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.