Borough government · Beaver County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Big Beaver took in $1.7 million and spent $1.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes50%Fees for services (sewer, water)24%State tax money12%Federal tax money6.6%Fines and other6.0%County and local tax money1.7%

What stands out

21%

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

Borough taxes50%

Property tax
23%$396 thousand
Individual income tax
21%$366 thousand
Other taxes
5.9%$102 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$62 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$21 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$17 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$424 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$301 thousand
  • Other service charges$106 thousand
  • Water$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.6%

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

From the federal government
6.6%$115 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$200 thousand

County and local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.7%$30 thousand

Fines and other6.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.6%$98 thousand
Fines
0.3%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs25%Roads, transit and parking24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Parks, recreation and libraries11%All other spending3.4%

What stands out

11%

of Big Beaver's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
25%$416 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$208 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$160 thousand
  • Government buildings$30 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$18 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$399 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$399 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$366 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$319 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$47 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$261 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$135 thousand
  • Fire protection$116 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$176 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$176 thousand
Interest on debt
3.3%$56 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Big Beaver. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Borough of Big Beaver 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.