Borough government · Washington County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bentleyville took in $1.3 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes52%State tax money20%Fees for services (garbage collection)11%Federal tax money9.7%Fines and other6.9%

What stands out

18%

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

Borough taxes52%

Property tax
29%$382 thousand
Individual income tax
18%$235 thousand
Other taxes
6.3%$85 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$49 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$20 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$141 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$133 thousand
  • Other service charges$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.7%

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

From the federal government
9.7%$130 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$274 thousand

Fines and other6.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$52 thousand
Fines
3.1%$41 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking31%Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%Parks, recreation and libraries4.8%Interest on debt1.4%

What stands out

31%

of Bentleyville's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
31%$386 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$386 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$335 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)$109 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$90 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$69 thousand
  • Government buildings$67 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$314 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$251 thousand
  • Fire protection$32 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$31 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$130 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$130 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.8%$59 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$55 thousand
  • Libraries$4 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Bentleyville. 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 Bentleyville 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.