Borough government · Mercer County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sharpsville took in $5.2 million and spent $5.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)59%Borough taxes27%Federal tax money8.6%State tax money4.9%Fines and other0.7%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

8.6%

of Sharpsville's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Borough taxes27%

Property tax
16%$830 thousand
Individual income tax
8.5%$441 thousand
Other taxes
2.4%$123 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$67 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$44 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services59%

Fees for services
59%$3.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$1.4 million
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • Garbage collection$298 thousand
  • Other service charges$74 thousand
  • Parking$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.6%

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

From the federal government
8.6%$450 thousand

State tax money4.9%

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

From the state
4.9%$254 thousand

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$7 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$21 thousand
Fines
0.3%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities43%Roads, transit and parking23%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Running the government and other costs12%Interest on debt1.7%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

23%

of Sharpsville'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
43%$2.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Water supply$804 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$278 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
  • Public transit$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$971 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$771 thousand
  • Fire protection$170 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$28 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$620 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$371 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$142 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$93 thousand
  • Government buildings$14 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$89 thousand
Housing and community development
1.3%$65 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$16 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$15 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Sharpsville. 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 Sharpsville 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.