Borough government · Westmoreland County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Smithton took in $152 thousand and spent $96 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes53%State tax money39%Fines and other5.9%Fees for services2.0%

What stands out

23%

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

Borough taxes53%

Property tax
23%$35 thousand
Individual income tax
23%$35 thousand
Other taxes
6.6%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.0%

Fees for services
2.0%$3 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$60 thousand

Fines and other5.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$6 thousand
Fines
2.0%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs54%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Roads, transit and parking9.4%Parks, recreation and libraries6.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.1%Health and hospitals1.0%

What stands out

54%

of Smithton's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
54%$52 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$22 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$18 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$25 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$20 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
  • Fire protection$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.4%$9 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.3%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.1%$3 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Smithton. 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 Smithton 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.