City government · Beaver County, PA

Beaver Falls's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Beaver Falls took in $12.4 million and spent $11.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)43%City taxes37%Fines and other11%State tax money6.1%Federal tax money3.5%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

14%

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

City taxes37%

Property tax

17%$2.1 million

Individual income tax

14%$1.7 million

Other taxes

6.4%$798 thousand

What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more

Occupation and business licenses$583 thousand
Public utility licenses$119 thousand
Real estate and stock transfer taxes$96 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services43%

Fees for services

43%$5.3 million

What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 3 more

Sewer$3.0 million
Garbage collection$930 thousand
Water$801 thousand
Other service charges$579 thousand
Parking$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.5%

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

From the federal government

3.5%$436 thousand

State tax money6.1%

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

From the state

6.1%$752 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

0.3%$34 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other

9.7%$1.2 million

Fines

1.0%$122 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Running the government and other costs26%Roads, transit and parking13%Interest on debt2.0%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

28%

of Beaver Falls' 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

30%$3.4 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more

Water supply$1.8 million
Sewer systems$825 thousand
Garbage and solid waste$750 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

28%$3.2 million

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more

Police$2.1 million
Fire protection$1.0 million
Courts and legal services$37 thousand
Inspections and regulation$34 thousand

Running the government and other costs

26%$3.0 million

What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more

Other and not broken out$1.3 million
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$336 thousand
Government buildings$143 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

13%$1.4 million

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$1.4 million

Interest on debt

2.0%$224 thousand

Health and hospitals

0.8%$90 thousand

What's in health and hospitalsPublic health

Public health$90 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

0.1%$14 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$14 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Beaver Falls. 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 City of Beaver Falls 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.