Borough government · Butler County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Portersville took in $139 thousand and spent $100 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes47%Fines and other28%Fees for services (parks and recreation)14%State tax money12%

What stands out

29%

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

Borough taxes47%

Individual income tax
29%$40 thousand
Property tax
9.4%$13 thousand
Other taxes
8.6%$12 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$11 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$19 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$16 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$16 thousand

Fines and other28%

Interest, rents and other
25%$35 thousand
Fines
2.9%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs46%Roads, transit and parking33%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Parks, recreation and libraries5.0%

What stands out

33%

of Portersville'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
46%$46 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$29 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$11 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5 thousand
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
33%$33 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$33 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$16 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$10 thousand
  • Police$5 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.0%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Portersville. 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 Portersville 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.