Borough government · Washington County, PA

East Washington's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), East Washington took in $978 thousand and spent $912 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes64%State tax money18%Federal tax money9.7%Fees for services (road charges)5.5%Fines and other1.5%County and local tax money1.4%

What stands out

25%

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

Borough taxes64%

Property tax
31%$304 thousand
Individual income tax
25%$246 thousand
Other taxes
7.8%$76 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$47 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$22 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.5%

Fees for services
5.5%$54 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$50 thousand
  • Road charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.7%

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

From the federal government
9.7%$95 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$174 thousand

County and local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.4%$14 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$9 thousand
Fines
0.6%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails51%Roads, transit and parking24%Running the government and other costs22%Parks, recreation and libraries1.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.8%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

51%

of East Washington'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
51%$468 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$315 thousand
  • Fire protection$97 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$39 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$17 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$216 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$216 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$204 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$100 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$63 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$30 thousand
  • Government buildings$12 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses-$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$13 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
  • Libraries$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.8%$7 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$6 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of East Washington. 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 East Washington 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.