Borough government · Beaver County, PA

South Heights's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), South Heights took in $286 thousand and spent $253 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes57%Fees for services (garbage collection)17%Fines and other10%Federal tax money8.0%State tax money7.7%

What stands out

19%

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

Borough taxes57%

Property tax
34%$98 thousand
Individual income tax
19%$53 thousand
Other taxes
4.2%$12 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$7 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$4 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$49 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$45 thousand
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.0%

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

From the federal government
8.0%$23 thousand

State tax money7.7%

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

From the state
7.7%$22 thousand

Fines and other10%

Fines
5.9%$17 thousand
Interest, rents and other
4.2%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails32%Running the government and other costs30%Roads, transit and parking19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Interest on debt2.0%

What stands out

32%

of South Heights' 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
32%$82 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$69 thousand
  • Fire protection$9 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$77 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$42 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$13 thousand
  • Government buildings$12 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$10 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$47 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$47 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$42 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$41 thousand
  • Water supply$1 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of South Heights. 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 South Heights 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.