Borough government · Elk County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ridgway took in $7.1 million and spent $6.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)67%Borough taxes22%State tax money4.4%Federal tax money4.2%County and local tax money1.1%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

67%

of Ridgway'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 taxes22%

Property tax
13%$907 thousand
Individual income tax
5.2%$373 thousand
Other taxes
4.2%$298 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$209 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$50 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$39 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services67%

Fees for services
67%$4.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$3.2 million
  • Water$1.0 million
  • Garbage collection$525 thousand
  • Other service charges$25 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.2%

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

From the federal government
4.2%$296 thousand

State tax money4.4%

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

From the state
4.4%$315 thousand

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$78 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$36 thousand
Fines
0.3%$24 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities64%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Running the government and other costs12%Roads, transit and parking4.9%Parks, recreation and libraries3.3%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

64%

of Ridgway'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
64%$4.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.9 million
  • Water supply$1.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$570 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$999 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$872 thousand
  • Fire protection$104 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$23 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$814 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$283 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$231 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$157 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$143 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.9%$319 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$319 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.3%$216 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$196 thousand
  • Libraries$20 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$26 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$26 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Ridgway. 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 Ridgway 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.