Borough government · Westmoreland County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), New Stanton took in $1.3 million and spent $858 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes62%Fines and other12%State tax money11%Federal tax money8.6%Fees for services (parks and recreation)5.9%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

26%

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

Borough taxes62%

Individual income tax
26%$331 thousand
Other taxes
24%$299 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$186 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$65 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$48 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
12%$144 thousand

Fees for services5.9%

Fees for services
5.9%$74 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$65 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.6%

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

From the federal government
8.6%$108 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$139 thousand

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$8 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$146 thousand
Fines
0.2%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Roads, transit and parking39%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Parks, recreation and libraries4.8%Interest on debt2.8%All other spending0.3%

What stands out

39%

of New Stanton's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
40%$342 thousand
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$169 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$132 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$27 thousand
  • Government buildings$14 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
39%$335 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$334 thousand
  • Public transit$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$113 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$55 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$37 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$21 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.8%$41 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$41 thousand
Interest on debt
2.8%$24 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Housing and community development
0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of New Stanton. 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 Stanton 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.