Borough government · Mercer County, PA

Sandy Lake's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sandy Lake took in $671 thousand and spent $670 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)50%Borough taxes38%State tax money6.1%Federal tax money4.9%Fines and other0.7%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

8.9%

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

Borough taxes38%

Property tax
24%$163 thousand
Individual income tax
8.9%$60 thousand
Other taxes
4.3%$29 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$14 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$10 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services50%

Fees for services
50%$336 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$199 thousand
  • Sewer$134 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.9%

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

From the federal government
4.9%$33 thousand

State tax money6.1%

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

From the state
6.1%$41 thousand

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$4 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Fines
0.6%$4 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Roads, transit and parking26%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Interest on debt2.1%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

26%

of Sandy Lake'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$206 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$111 thousand
  • Sewer systems$95 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$175 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$175 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$169 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$80 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$45 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$23 thousand
  • Government buildings$21 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$95 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$65 thousand
  • Fire protection$21 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$14 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Sandy Lake. 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 Sandy Lake 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.