City government · Mercer County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Farrell took in $6.2 million and spent $6.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes46%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)30%State tax money13%Federal tax money6.4%Fines and other5.1%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

21%

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

City taxes46%

Individual income tax
21%$1.3 million
Property tax
19%$1.2 million
Other taxes
5.7%$353 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$179 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$117 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$57 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$1.6 million
  • Other service charges$232 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.4%

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

From the federal government
6.4%$400 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$785 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$23 thousand

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.4%$275 thousand
Fines
0.6%$40 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking33%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Running the government and other costs10%Housing and community development5.6%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

33%

of Farrell'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
33%$2.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$2.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Fire protection$470 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$227 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$50 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
10%$718 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$508 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$121 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$89 thousand
Housing and community development
5.6%$383 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$86 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$52 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$34 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$37 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Farrell. 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 City of Farrell 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.