Borough government · Fayette County, PA

Point Marion's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Point Marion took in $1.8 million and spent $1.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money46%Fees for services (sewer, water)35%Borough taxes12%State tax money4.9%Fines and other2.4%

What stands out

46%

of Point Marion's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Borough taxes12%

Property tax
6.0%$110 thousand
Individual income tax
5.0%$92 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$13 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$7 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$5 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$648 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$264 thousand
  • Water$261 thousand
  • Garbage collection$97 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money46%

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

From the federal government
46%$848 thousand

State tax money4.9%

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

From the state
4.9%$91 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Fines
2.2%$40 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.3%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities61%Roads, transit and parking15%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Running the government and other costs8.2%Parks, recreation and libraries3.5%

What stands out

61%

of Point Marion'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
61%$642 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$317 thousand
  • Sewer systems$242 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$83 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$158 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$158 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$123 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$104 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$13 thousand
  • Fire protection$6 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.2%$86 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$49 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$37 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.5%$37 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$23 thousand
  • Libraries$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Point Marion. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Borough of Point Marion 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.