Borough government · Washington County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Roscoe took in $293 thousand and spent $218 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes48%State tax money30%Federal tax money18%Fines and other1.7%Fees for services1.4%

What stands out

24%

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

Borough taxes48%

Individual income tax
24%$70 thousand
Property tax
14%$41 thousand
Other taxes
11%$31 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$16 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$11 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.4%

Fees for services
1.4%$4 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money18%

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

From the federal government
18%$54 thousand

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$88 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Fines
1.7%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking34%Running the government and other costs33%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Parks, recreation and libraries3.2%Health and hospitals2.8%

What stands out

34%

of Roscoe'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%

Roads, transit and parking
34%$74 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$74 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$73 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$23 thousand
  • Government buildings$22 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$18 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$58 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$41 thousand
  • Fire protection$11 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.2%$7 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.8%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Roscoe. 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 Roscoe 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.