Borough government · Washington County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), California took in $4.6 million and spent $3.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, parking)50%Borough taxes33%State tax money9.7%Fines and other5.1%Federal tax money1.7%

What stands out

8.6%

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

Borough taxes33%

Property tax
20%$910 thousand
Individual income tax
8.6%$397 thousand
Other taxes
5.0%$231 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$115 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$59 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$57 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services50%

Fees for services
50%$2.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 3 more
  • Sewer$2.0 million
  • Other service charges$179 thousand
  • Parking$69 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
  • Road charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.7%

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

From the federal government
1.7%$78 thousand

State tax money9.7%

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

From the state
9.7%$448 thousand

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$195 thousand
Fines
0.8%$39 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking20%Interest on debt5.0%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

27%

of California'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$963 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$963 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$956 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$892 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$33 thousand
  • Fire protection$25 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$6 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$705 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$363 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$190 thousand
  • Government buildings$82 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$70 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$698 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$693 thousand
  • Public transit$5 thousand
Interest on debt
5.0%$176 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$9 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of California. 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 California 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.