Borough government · Westmoreland County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ligonier took in $1.7 million and spent $2.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes44%Fines and other31%State tax money11%Fees for services (parking, road charges)9.1%Federal tax money4.7%

What stands out

28%

of Ligonier's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

Borough taxes44%

Property tax
26%$443 thousand
Individual income tax
10%$176 thousand
Other taxes
7.7%$130 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$50 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$41 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$39 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.1%

Fees for services
9.1%$153 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParking; road charges and 1 more
  • Parking$132 thousand
  • Road charges$18 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.7%

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

From the federal government
4.7%$79 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$179 thousand

Fines and other31%

Interest, rents and other
28%$475 thousand
Fines
3.0%$51 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs60%Roads, transit and parking21%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Parks, recreation and libraries0.9%

What stands out

60%

of Ligonier'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%

Running the government and other costs
60%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$825 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$230 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$161 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$119 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$475 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; parking and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$454 thousand
  • Parking$20 thousand
  • Public transit$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$387 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$316 thousand
  • Fire protection$52 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$18 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$21 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Ligonier. 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 Ligonier 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.