Borough government · Washington County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Burgettstown took in $677 thousand and spent $580 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes61%State tax money20%Federal tax money10%County and local tax money6.1%Fines and other2.4%Fees for services0.9%

What stands out

23%

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

Borough taxes61%

Property tax
32%$215 thousand
Individual income tax
23%$158 thousand
Other taxes
5.6%$38 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$18 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$16 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.9%

Fees for services
0.9%$6 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$69 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$134 thousand

County and local tax money6.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.1%$41 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$11 thousand
Fines
0.7%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Roads, transit and parking25%Parks, recreation and libraries2.9%Health and hospitals0.7%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

29%

of Burgettstown'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
42%$246 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$84 thousand
  • Government buildings$73 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$58 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$31 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$168 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$119 thousand
  • Fire protection$33 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$11 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$143 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$143 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$17 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Burgettstown. 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 Burgettstown 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.