Borough government · Armstrong County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Dayton took in $565 thousand and spent $564 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer)51%Fines and other20%Borough taxes20%State tax money5.0%Federal tax money4.8%

What stands out

20%

of Dayton's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

Borough taxes20%

Property tax
10%$57 thousand
Individual income tax
8.0%$45 thousand
Other taxes
1.6%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Public utility licenses$7 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services51%

Fees for services
51%$287 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$280 thousand
  • Other service charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.8%

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

From the federal government
4.8%$27 thousand

State tax money5.0%

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

From the state
5.0%$28 thousand

Fines and other20%

Interest, rents and other
20%$112 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Running the government and other costs34%Roads, transit and parking19%Interest on debt6.7%Police, fire, courts and jails2.0%Parks, recreation and libraries0.9%

What stands out

6.7%

of Dayton's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
38%$213 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$121 thousand
  • Water supply$91 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
34%$190 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$72 thousand
  • Government buildings$54 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$47 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$17 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$107 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$107 thousand
Interest on debt
6.7%$38 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.0%$11 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$6 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Dayton. 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 Dayton 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.