Borough government · Westmoreland County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Derry took in $1.1 million and spent $811 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes67%Federal tax money12%State tax money12%Fees for services (parks and recreation)7.3%Fines and other1.9%

What stands out

23%

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

Borough taxes67%

Property tax
36%$386 thousand
Individual income tax
23%$252 thousand
Other taxes
7.4%$80 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$44 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$28 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.3%

Fees for services
7.3%$79 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation and other service charges
  • Parks and recreation$49 thousand
  • Other service charges$30 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%$131 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$130 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$12 thousand
Fines
0.7%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Roads, transit and parking23%Parks, recreation and libraries6.5%Interest on debt0.1%

What stands out

30%

of Derry'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
40%$326 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$176 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$67 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$51 thousand
  • Government buildings$32 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$244 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$191 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$28 thousand
  • Fire protection$17 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$8 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$187 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$187 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.5%$53 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$53 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Derry. 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 Derry 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.