Borough government · Butler County, PA

Slippery Rock's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Slippery Rock took in $1.8 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes59%State tax money21%Federal tax money15%Fines and other3.0%Fees for services (garbage collection)2.5%

What stands out

15%

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

Borough taxes59%

Property tax
27%$492 thousand
Other taxes
16%$280 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$132 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$122 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
15%$277 thousand

Fees for services2.5%

Fees for services
2.5%$44 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$28 thousand
  • Other service charges$16 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%$268 thousand

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$377 thousand

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$28 thousand
Fines
1.5%$26 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Roads, transit and parking34%Running the government and other costs26%Parks, recreation and libraries1.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.4%Interest on debt0.5%

What stands out

37%

of Slippery Rock'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
37%$545 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$430 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$65 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$26 thousand
  • Fire protection$24 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
34%$501 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$501 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$379 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$183 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$142 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$35 thousand
  • Government buildings$19 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$23 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$18 thousand
  • Libraries$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.4%$20 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$20 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Slippery Rock. 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 Slippery Rock 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.