Borough government · Westmoreland County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Madison took in $105 thousand and spent $83 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes78%State tax money16%Fines and other5.7%

What stands out

49%

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

Borough taxes78%

Individual income tax
49%$51 thousand
Property tax
21%$22 thousand
Other taxes
8.6%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Public utility licenses$6 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$17 thousand

Fines and other5.7%

Fines
3.8%$4 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.9%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs41%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Roads, transit and parking23%Parks, recreation and libraries8.4%

What stands out

28%

of Madison'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%

Running the government and other costs
41%$34 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$17 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$16 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$23 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$14 thousand
  • Fire protection$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$19 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$19 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.4%$7 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Madison. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Borough of Madison 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.