Borough government · Washington County, PA

Long Branch's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Long Branch took in $476 thousand and spent $248 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (road charges)38%Borough taxes22%County and local tax money18%State tax money17%Federal tax money4.8%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

18%

of Long Branch's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Borough taxes22%

Individual income tax
11%$53 thousand
Property tax
6.3%$30 thousand
Other taxes
4.6%$22 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$9 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$9 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$179 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges
  • Road charges$179 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.8%

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

From the federal government
4.8%$23 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$81 thousand

County and local tax money18%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
18%$87 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Fines
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking59%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Parks, recreation and libraries1.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.8%

What stands out

59%

of Long Branch'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
59%$147 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$147 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$55 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$31 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$15 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$41 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$22 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$12 thousand
  • Fire protection$5 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.8%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Long Branch. 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 Long Branch 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.