Borough government · Crawford County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Saegertown took in $901 thousand and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)59%Borough taxes24%Fines and other6.5%Federal tax money5.5%State tax money4.9%

What stands out

11%

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

Borough taxes24%

Individual income tax
11%$100 thousand
Other taxes
7.1%$64 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$47 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
5.9%$53 thousand

Fees for services59%

Fees for services
59%$531 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$465 thousand
  • Garbage collection$61 thousand
  • Other service charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.5%

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

From the federal government
5.5%$50 thousand

State tax money4.9%

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

From the state
4.9%$44 thousand

Fines and other6.5%

Interest, rents and other
6.2%$56 thousand
Fines
0.3%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities55%Running the government and other costs23%Roads, transit and parking14%Parks, recreation and libraries5.2%Police, fire, courts and jails3.0%

What stands out

55%

of Saegertown'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
55%$607 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$542 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$65 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$249 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$110 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$97 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$26 thousand
  • Government buildings$16 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$150 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$150 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.2%$57 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$53 thousand
  • Libraries$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.0%$33 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$28 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Saegertown. 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 Saegertown 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.