Borough government · Beaver County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Monaca took in $6.9 million and spent $10.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)48%Borough taxes37%State tax money6.6%Fines and other4.5%Federal tax money4.1%

What stands out

9%

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

Borough taxes37%

Property tax
23%$1.6 million
Individual income tax
9.0%$623 thousand
Other taxes
4.5%$313 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$135 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$90 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$88 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services48%

Fees for services
48%$3.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$1.4 million
  • Sewer$1.2 million
  • Garbage collection$446 thousand
  • Other service charges$267 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.1%

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

From the federal government
4.1%$284 thousand

State tax money6.6%

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

From the state
6.6%$460 thousand

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$260 thousand
Fines
0.7%$51 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Housing and community development13%Roads, transit and parking9.6%All other spending8.0%

What stands out

13%

of Monaca's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$3.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$2.3 million
  • Sewer systems$751 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$391 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$2.0 million
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$1.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$324 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$239 thousand
  • Government buildings$42 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$91 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$20 thousand
Housing and community development
13%$1.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.6%$960 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$960 thousand
Interest on debt
6.6%$659 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$137 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$137 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Monaca. 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 Monaca 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.