Borough government · Beaver County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ambridge took in $5.4 million and spent $5.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes62%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)20%Federal tax money7.3%State tax money7.0%Fines and other2.2%County and local tax money1.0%

What stands out

11%

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

Borough taxes62%

Property tax

40%$2.2 million

Other taxes

12%$627 thousand

What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more

Occupation and business licenses$342 thousand
Real estate and stock transfer taxes$192 thousand
Public utility licenses$93 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax

11%$586 thousand

Fees for services20%

Fees for services

20%$1.1 million

What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 3 more

Garbage collection$744 thousand
Other service charges$304 thousand
Road charges$44 thousand
Parking$5 thousand
Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.3%

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

From the federal government

7.3%$399 thousand

State tax money7.0%

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

From the state

7.0%$382 thousand

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

1.0%$55 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other

1.1%$61 thousand

Fines

1.1%$59 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails53%Running the government and other costs16%Roads, transit and parking15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Interest on debt2.4%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

53%

of Ambridge'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails

53%$2.7 million

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more

Police$1.9 million
Fire protection$638 thousand
Courts and legal services$96 thousand

Running the government and other costs

16%$800 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)$313 thousand
Other and not broken out$305 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$93 thousand
Government buildings$89 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

15%$747 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$747 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

12%$593 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste

Garbage and solid waste$593 thousand

Interest on debt

2.4%$121 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

1.0%$48 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries

Parks and recreation$34 thousand
Libraries$14 thousand

Health and hospitals

<0.1%$4 thousand

What's in health and hospitalsPublic health

Public health$4 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Ambridge. 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 Ambridge 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.