Borough government · Washington County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Speers took in $800 thousand and spent $741 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes59%State tax money26%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)9.5%Federal tax money4.3%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

20%

of Speers' 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
28%$224 thousand
Individual income tax
20%$157 thousand
Other taxes
11%$89 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$37 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$26 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.5%

Fees for services
9.5%$76 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$71 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.3%

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

From the federal government
4.3%$34 thousand

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$209 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Fines
1.3%$10 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking33%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Running the government and other costs21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.2%Housing and community development7.7%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%

What stands out

33%

of Speers' 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%

Roads, transit and parking
33%$246 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$245 thousand
  • Public transit$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$212 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$190 thousand
  • Fire protection$20 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$156 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$82 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$33 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$29 thousand
  • Government buildings$12 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.2%$68 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$64 thousand
  • Water supply$4 thousand
Housing and community development
7.7%$57 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Speers. 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 Speers 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.