Borough government · Bradford County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sayre took in $7.1 million and spent $10.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes47%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)36%State tax money7.8%Federal tax money3.9%Fines and other3.7%County and local tax money1.6%

What stands out

25%

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

Borough taxes47%

Individual income tax
25%$1.8 million
Property tax
16%$1.1 million
Other taxes
6.7%$477 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$302 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$90 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$85 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$2.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Sewer$1.9 million
  • Garbage collection$362 thousand
  • Other service charges$263 thousand
  • Parking$42 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$21 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.9%

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

From the federal government
3.9%$281 thousand

State tax money7.8%

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

From the state
7.8%$559 thousand

County and local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.6%$117 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$233 thousand
Fines
0.4%$32 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails43%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Running the government and other costs19%Roads, transit and parking13%Interest on debt3.2%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

43%

of Sayre'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
43%$4.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$2.7 million
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$151 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$45 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$2.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$282 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$1.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$610 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$218 thousand
  • Government buildings$74 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses-$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
  • Parking$21 thousand
Interest on debt
3.2%$324 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$212 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$180 thousand
  • Libraries$32 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$6 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Sayre. 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 Sayre 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.