Borough government · Beaver County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bridgewater took in $975 thousand and spent $932 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes72%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)10%Fines and other9.1%State tax money4.7%Federal tax money4.4%

What stands out

13%

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

Borough taxes72%

Property tax
43%$419 thousand
Other taxes
16%$156 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$127 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$17 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
13%$123 thousand

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$99 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$51 thousand
  • Garbage collection$46 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.4%

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

From the federal government
4.4%$43 thousand

State tax money4.7%

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

From the state
4.7%$46 thousand

Fines and other9.1%

Interest, rents and other
7.9%$77 thousand
Fines
1.2%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Roads, transit and parking25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.3%Interest on debt3.9%All other spending3.5%

What stands out

30%

of Bridgewater'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%

Running the government and other costs
32%$302 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$204 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$57 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$30 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$277 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$238 thousand
  • Fire protection$35 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$235 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$235 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.3%$49 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$34 thousand
  • Sewer systems$15 thousand
Interest on debt
3.9%$36 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$24 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$24 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$9 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Bridgewater. 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 Bridgewater 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.