Borough government · Erie County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Edinboro took in $5.9 million and spent $6.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)51%Borough taxes31%Federal tax money7.8%State tax money6.7%Fines and other1.9%County and local tax money1.4%

What stands out

13%

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

Borough taxes31%

Property tax
14%$800 thousand
Individual income tax
13%$754 thousand
Other taxes
5.1%$302 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$141 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$130 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services51%

Fees for services
51%$3.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Garbage collection$362 thousand
  • Other service charges$104 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$65 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.8%

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

From the federal government
7.8%$461 thousand

State tax money6.7%

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

From the state
6.7%$398 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%$84 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$76 thousand
Fines
0.6%$34 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities48%Roads, transit and parking20%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Running the government and other costs6.9%Parks, recreation and libraries4.5%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

6.9%

of Edinboro's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
48%$3.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.6 million
  • Water supply$1.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$374 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$915 thousand
  • Fire protection$105 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$99 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$15 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.9%$440 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$224 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$100 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$65 thousand
  • Government buildings$51 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.5%$285 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$285 thousand
Housing and community development
2.4%$156 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Edinboro. 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 Edinboro 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.