Borough government · Westmoreland County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Seward took in $159 thousand and spent $121 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes67%Federal tax money15%State tax money14%Fines and other2.5%Fees for services0.6%

What stands out

22%

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

Borough taxes67%

Property tax
36%$57 thousand
Individual income tax
22%$35 thousand
Other taxes
9.4%$15 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$7 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$24 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$23 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Fines
1.3%$2 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.3%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs44%Police, fire, courts and jails39%Roads, transit and parking17%

What stands out

39%

of Seward'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
44%$53 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$24 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$11 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
39%$47 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$42 thousand
  • Fire protection$3 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$21 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$21 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Seward. 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 Seward 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.