Borough government · Mercer County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Fredonia took in $389 thousand and spent $534 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)43%Borough taxes27%Fines and other16%Federal tax money6.2%State tax money5.7%County and local tax money2.6%

What stands out

8.5%

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

Borough taxes27%

Property tax
15%$57 thousand
Individual income tax
8.5%$33 thousand
Other taxes
3.6%$14 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Public utility licenses$8 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$168 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and water
  • Sewer$97 thousand
  • Water$71 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.2%

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

From the federal government
6.2%$24 thousand

State tax money5.7%

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

From the state
5.7%$22 thousand

County and local tax money2.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.6%$10 thousand

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
16%$61 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities43%Roads, transit and parking35%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails1.9%Health and hospitals0.7%Parks, recreation and libraries0.6%

What stands out

35%

of Fredonia'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
43%$229 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$161 thousand
  • Water supply$66 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
35%$189 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$189 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$99 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$41 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$25 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.9%$10 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$8 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$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 Fredonia. 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 Fredonia 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.