Borough government · Erie County, PA

North East's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), North East took in $9.8 million and spent $9.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)77%Borough taxes16%State tax money3.4%Federal tax money2.1%Fines and other1.4%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

77%

of North East's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Borough taxes16%

Property tax
8.6%$840 thousand
Individual income tax
4.9%$478 thousand
Other taxes
2.2%$212 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$115 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$64 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services77%

Fees for services
77%$7.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$4.2 million
  • Water$2.7 million
  • Garbage collection$516 thousand
  • Other service charges$19 thousand
  • Parking$6 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.1%

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

From the federal government
2.1%$211 thousand

State tax money3.4%

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

From the state
3.4%$338 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%$77 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$104 thousand
Fines
0.3%$32 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities65%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking9.5%Police, fire, courts and jails7.4%Parks, recreation and libraries1.8%All other spending0.2%

What stands out

65%

of North East'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
65%$6.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$4.4 million
  • Water supply$1.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$234 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$1.6 million
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$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$425 thousand
  • Government buildings$27 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$25 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.5%$935 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$935 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.4%$727 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$686 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$24 thousand
  • Fire protection$17 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$178 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$163 thousand
  • Libraries$15 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$12 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of North East. 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 North East 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.