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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Saltsburg took in $722 thousand and spent $831 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, parking)42%Fines and other23%Borough taxes21%State tax money6.4%Federal tax money5.8%County and local tax money1.0%

What stands out

22%

of Saltsburg's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

Borough taxes21%

Individual income tax
9.7%$70 thousand
Property tax
8.6%$62 thousand
Other taxes
3.2%$23 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$16 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$6 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$306 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and parking
  • Sewer$299 thousand
  • Parking$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.8%

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

From the federal government
5.8%$42 thousand

State tax money6.4%

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

From the state
6.4%$46 thousand

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$7 thousand

Fines and other23%

Interest, rents and other
22%$162 thousand
Fines
0.6%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities44%Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking14%Interest on debt10%Police, fire, courts and jails8.7%Parks, recreation and libraries1.1%

What stands out

10%

of Saltsburg's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
44%$366 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$364 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$180 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$57 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$52 thousand
  • Government buildings$39 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$32 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$119 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$119 thousand
Interest on debt
10%$85 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.7%$72 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$46 thousand
  • Fire protection$23 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$9 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Saltsburg. 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 Saltsburg 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.