Borough government · Washington County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Donora took in $3.2 million and spent $2.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes47%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)21%State tax money17%Federal tax money7.6%Fines and other4.0%County and local tax money3.6%

What stands out

10%

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

Borough taxes47%

Property tax
29%$908 thousand
Individual income tax
10%$332 thousand
Other taxes
7.4%$235 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$88 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$81 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$66 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$667 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; sewer and 3 more
  • Garbage collection$406 thousand
  • Sewer$163 thousand
  • Other service charges$55 thousand
  • Road charges$42 thousand
  • Parking$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.6%

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

From the federal government
7.6%$239 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$541 thousand

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%$115 thousand

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$101 thousand
Fines
0.8%$25 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking34%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Housing and community development2.5%Parks, recreation and libraries1.1%

What stands out

34%

of Donora's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
34%$948 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$942 thousand
  • Public transit$6 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$731 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$469 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$132 thousand
  • Government buildings$93 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$37 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$723 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$595 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$67 thousand
  • Fire protection$50 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$11 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$304 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$304 thousand
Housing and community development
2.5%$69 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$30 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$27 thousand
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Donora. 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 Donora 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.