Borough government · Beaver County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Freedom took in $652 thousand and spent $630 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes63%Federal tax money12%State tax money11%Fines and other9.5%Fees for services (road charges)4.8%

What stands out

21%

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

Borough taxes63%

Property tax
37%$244 thousand
Individual income tax
21%$135 thousand
Other taxes
5.2%$34 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$16 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$13 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.8%

Fees for services
4.8%$31 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges and other service charges
  • Road charges$22 thousand
  • Other service charges$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$77 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$69 thousand

Fines and other9.5%

Interest, rents and other
8.3%$54 thousand
Fines
1.2%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails38%Running the government and other costs31%Roads, transit and parking30%Housing and community development1.0%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

38%

of Freedom'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
38%$239 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$196 thousand
  • Fire protection$22 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$11 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$196 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$91 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$44 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$38 thousand
  • Government buildings$23 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
30%$188 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$188 thousand
Housing and community development
1.0%$6 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Freedom. 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 Freedom 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.