Borough government · Bradford County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), South Waverly took in $2.8 million and spent $667 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other75%Borough taxes16%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)4.4%State tax money3.0%Federal tax money1.9%

What stands out

75%

of South Waverly's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

Borough taxes16%

Property tax
9.6%$265 thousand
Individual income tax
4.6%$127 thousand
Other taxes
1.5%$41 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$19 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$18 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.4%

Fees for services
4.4%$121 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$96 thousand
  • Other service charges$19 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
  • Sewer$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.9%

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

From the federal government
1.9%$53 thousand

State tax money3.0%

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

From the state
3.0%$83 thousand

Fines and other75%

Interest, rents and other
75%$2.1 million
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Running the government and other costs49%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%Roads, transit and parking9.3%Interest on debt3.0%All other spending1.8%

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
49%$330 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$149 thousand
  • Government buildings$115 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$39 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$27 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$174 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$88 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$61 thousand
  • Fire protection$22 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$69 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$68 thousand
  • Sewer systems$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.3%$62 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$62 thousand
Interest on debt
3.0%$20 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Housing and community development
0.9%$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of South Waverly. 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 Waverly 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.