Borough government · Washington County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), McDonald took in $1.5 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes43%Fees for services (sewer, road charges)31%State tax money9.8%Federal tax money7.0%County and local tax money5.8%Fines and other3.6%

What stands out

14%

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

Borough taxes43%

Property tax
21%$326 thousand
Individual income tax
14%$220 thousand
Other taxes
7.9%$121 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$55 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$38 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$469 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 3 more
  • Other service charges$436 thousand
  • Sewer$13 thousand
  • Road charges$10 thousand
  • Parking$8 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.0%

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

From the federal government
7.0%$107 thousand

State tax money9.8%

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

From the state
9.8%$150 thousand

County and local tax money5.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.8%$89 thousand

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$38 thousand
Fines
1.1%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails63%Roads, transit and parking18%Running the government and other costs13%Parks, recreation and libraries4.0%Interest on debt0.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.1%

What stands out

63%

of McDonald'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
63%$879 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$776 thousand
  • Fire protection$87 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$12 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$253 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$253 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$186 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$97 thousand
  • Government buildings$73 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$14 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.0%$55 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$48 thousand
  • Libraries$7 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$12 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.1%$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 McDonald. 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 McDonald 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.