Borough government · Beaver County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Conway took in $2.8 million and spent $2.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)54%Borough taxes34%State tax money4.8%Federal tax money3.8%Fines and other3.8%

What stands out

10%

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

Borough taxes34%

Property tax
20%$571 thousand
Individual income tax
10%$283 thousand
Other taxes
3.8%$109 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$42 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$41 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services54%

Fees for services
54%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$633 thousand
  • Water$467 thousand
  • Garbage collection$220 thousand
  • Other service charges$202 thousand
  • Road charges$7 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.8%

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

From the federal government
3.8%$108 thousand

State tax money4.8%

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

From the state
4.8%$136 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$92 thousand
Fines
0.5%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Running the government and other costs23%Roads, transit and parking11%Interest on debt2.4%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

28%

of Conway'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
35%$908 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$414 thousand
  • Sewer systems$312 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$182 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$746 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$689 thousand
  • Fire protection$46 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$11 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$609 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$249 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$170 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$119 thousand
  • Government buildings$71 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$278 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$278 thousand
Interest on debt
2.4%$63 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$16 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$16 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 Conway. 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 Conway 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.