Borough government · Beaver County, PA

New Brighton's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), New Brighton took in $5.3 million and spent $6.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)45%Borough taxes39%State tax money6.7%Federal tax money4.9%Fines and other4.1%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

9.2%

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

Borough taxes39%

Property tax
23%$1.2 million
Individual income tax
9.2%$489 thousand
Other taxes
6.5%$347 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$146 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$121 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$80 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$2.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 3 more
  • Sewer$1.4 million
  • Other service charges$570 thousand
  • Garbage collection$396 thousand
  • Road charges$25 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.9%

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

From the federal government
4.9%$263 thousand

State tax money6.7%

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

From the state
6.7%$358 thousand

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$6 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$124 thousand
Fines
1.8%$96 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Roads, transit and parking24%Running the government and other costs13%Environment and natural resources2.3%All other spending4.4%

What stands out

29%

of New Brighton'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
29%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$303 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$166 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$465 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$787 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$459 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$198 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$77 thousand
  • Government buildings$38 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$15 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.3%$136 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$136 thousand
Housing and community development
2.2%$130 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$90 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$71 thousand
  • Libraries$19 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$44 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$44 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of New Brighton. 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 New Brighton 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.