Borough government · Fayette County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Masontown took in $3.2 million and spent $2.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)56%Borough taxes28%State tax money6.8%Federal tax money6.4%Fines and other2.8%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

8.6%

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

Borough taxes28%

Property tax
16%$504 thousand
Individual income tax
8.6%$275 thousand
Other taxes
3.3%$104 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$42 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$41 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services56%

Fees for services
56%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$820 thousand
  • Sewer$659 thousand
  • Garbage collection$288 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.4%

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

From the federal government
6.4%$204 thousand

State tax money6.8%

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

From the state
6.8%$218 thousand

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$24 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$80 thousand
Fines
0.3%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities59%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Roads, transit and parking4.1%Interest on debt1.2%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%

What stands out

59%

of Masontown's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
59%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$734 thousand
  • Sewer systems$433 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$282 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$562 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$289 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$117 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$78 thousand
  • Government buildings$78 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$289 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$242 thousand
  • Fire protection$33 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$14 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.1%$99 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$99 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$29 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$10 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Masontown. 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 Masontown 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.