Borough government · Erie County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Platea took in $126 thousand and spent $162 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes54%State tax money20%Federal tax money17%County and local tax money8.7%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

31%

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

Borough taxes54%

Individual income tax
31%$39 thousand
Property tax
15%$19 thousand
Other taxes
7.9%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$6 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$3 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money17%

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

From the federal government
17%$21 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$25 thousand

County and local tax money8.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.7%$11 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs33%Roads, transit and parking33%Health and hospitals27%Police, fire, courts and jails6.2%Parks, recreation and libraries1.2%

What stands out

27%

of Platea's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
33%$54 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$26 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$18 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
33%$53 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$53 thousand
Health and hospitals
27%$43 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$43 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.2%$10 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$9 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Platea. 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 Platea 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.