City government · Butler County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Butler took in $10.4 million and spent $12.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes59%Federal tax money12%State tax money10%Fees for services (parking)9.9%Fines and other5.0%County and local tax money3.6%

What stands out

10%

of Butler's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes59%

Property tax
28%$2.9 million
Other taxes
21%$2.2 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.8 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$219 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$155 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
10%$1.0 million

Fees for services9.9%

Fees for services
9.9%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesParking and other service charges
  • Parking$862 thousand
  • Other service charges$166 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$1.2 million

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$1.1 million

County and local tax money3.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.6%$371 thousand

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$441 thousand
Fines
0.7%$75 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails65%Running the government and other costs15%Roads, transit and parking8.2%Housing and community development4.1%Parks, recreation and libraries3.9%All other spending4.4%

What stands out

65%

of Butler's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
65%$8.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$5.1 million
  • Police$2.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$147 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$74 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$1.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$747 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$697 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$306 thousand
  • Government buildings$83 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.2%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$861 thousand
  • Parking$171 thousand
Housing and community development
4.1%$513 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.9%$499 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$468 thousand
  • Libraries$31 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.3%$290 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$290 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$248 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$12 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Butler. 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 Butler 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.