Borough government · Washington County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Elco took in $141 thousand and spent $90 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money40%Borough taxes36%Federal tax money18%Fines and other5.0%

What stands out

18%

of Elco's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Borough taxes36%

Individual income tax
16%$23 thousand
Property tax
12%$17 thousand
Other taxes
7.8%$11 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$5 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$5 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money18%

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

From the federal government
18%$26 thousand

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$57 thousand

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$4 thousand
Fines
2.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Roads, transit and parking23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%Parks, recreation and libraries3.3%

What stands out

28%

of Elco'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
36%$32 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$17 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses-$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$25 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$18 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
  • Fire protection$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$21 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$20 thousand
  • Public transit$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$9 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.3%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Elco. 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 Elco 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.