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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Pittsburg took in $6.1 million and spent $5.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes47%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)41%Federal tax money9.5%Fines and other2.7%State tax money<0.1%

What stands out

23%

of Pittsburg's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes47%

Property tax
24%$1.5 million
Sales tax
23%$1.4 million
Other taxes
0.6%$36 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$20 thousand
  • Other licenses$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$990 thousand
  • Garbage collection$824 thousand
  • Sewer$669 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.5%

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

From the federal government
9.5%$583 thousand

State tax money<0.1%

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

From the state
<0.1%$5 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Fines
2.1%$130 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.6%$35 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities48%Police, fire, courts and jails35%Running the government and other costs13%Parks, recreation and libraries2.7%Housing and community development1.6%Interest on debt0.5%

What stands out

35%

of Pittsburg'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
48%$2.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.0 million
  • Sewer systems$590 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$1.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$606 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$187 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$81 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$717 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and government buildings
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$620 thousand
  • Government buildings$97 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$149 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$149 thousand
Housing and community development
1.6%$87 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$28 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Pittsburg. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Pittsburg 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.