Borough government · Beaver County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Rochester took in $3.3 million and spent $3.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes62%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)14%County and local tax money7.3%State tax money6.4%Fines and other5.6%Federal tax money5.4%

What stands out

15%

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

Borough taxes62%

Property tax
36%$1.2 million
Individual income tax
15%$486 thousand
Other taxes
11%$371 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$233 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$95 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$43 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$460 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$357 thousand
  • Other service charges$65 thousand
  • Road charges$34 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.4%

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

From the federal government
5.4%$180 thousand

State tax money6.4%

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

From the state
6.4%$214 thousand

County and local tax money7.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.3%$244 thousand

Fines and other5.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$96 thousand
Fines
2.7%$91 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails48%Running the government and other costs25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Roads, transit and parking10%Parks, recreation and libraries3.0%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

48%

of Rochester's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
48%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$57 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$25 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$19 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$764 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$380 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$205 thousand
  • Government buildings$90 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$89 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$366 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$240 thousand
  • Sewer systems$126 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$315 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$315 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$91 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$79 thousand
  • Libraries$12 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$33 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Rochester. 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 Rochester 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.