Borough government · Beaver County, PA

Patterson Heights's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Patterson Heights took in $444 thousand and spent $419 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes67%Fees for services (sewer)19%Federal tax money7.0%State tax money5.9%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

20%

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

Borough taxes67%

Property tax
40%$177 thousand
Individual income tax
20%$88 thousand
Other taxes
7.2%$32 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$15 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$11 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$85 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$80 thousand
  • Other service charges$5 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%$31 thousand

State tax money5.9%

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

From the state
5.9%$26 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$3 thousand
Fines
0.5%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities41%Roads, transit and parking27%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails8.4%Interest on debt2.6%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

27%

of Patterson Heights' 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
41%$173 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$140 thousand
  • Sewer systems$33 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
27%$115 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$115 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$82 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$32 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$26 thousand
  • Government buildings$16 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.4%$35 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$17 thousand
  • Fire protection$11 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Interest on debt
2.6%$11 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Patterson Heights. 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 Patterson Heights 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.