Borough government · Butler County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Saxonburg took in $925 thousand and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes61%State tax money15%Federal tax money8.1%Fees for services (parks and recreation)7.2%Fines and other4.2%County and local tax money4.1%

What stands out

19%

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

Borough taxes61%

Property tax
33%$306 thousand
Individual income tax
19%$173 thousand
Other taxes
9.2%$85 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$32 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$30 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.2%

Fees for services
7.2%$67 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$44 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.1%

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

From the federal government
8.1%$75 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$142 thousand

County and local tax money4.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.1%$38 thousand

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$36 thousand
Fines
0.3%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs52%Police, fire, courts and jails34%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries2.0%Health and hospitals0.3%All other spending0.2%

What stands out

34%

of Saxonburg'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%

Running the government and other costs
52%$572 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)$193 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$158 thousand
  • Government buildings$115 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$106 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$371 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$344 thousand
  • Fire protection$21 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$126 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$126 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$22 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$18 thousand
  • Libraries$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Saxonburg. 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 Saxonburg 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.