Borough government · Venango County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sugarcreek took in $4.0 million and spent $3.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes45%Fees for services (sewer, water)35%State tax money8.9%Federal tax money6.4%Fines and other5.3%

What stands out

10%

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

Borough taxes45%

Property tax
29%$1.1 million
Individual income tax
10%$414 thousand
Other taxes
5.4%$216 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$98 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$70 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$48 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$982 thousand
  • Water$291 thousand
  • Other service charges$62 thousand
  • Road charges$57 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.4%

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

From the federal government
6.4%$257 thousand

State tax money8.9%

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

From the state
8.9%$357 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other5.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$160 thousand
Fines
1.3%$52 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking38%Running the government and other costs32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Interest on debt3.0%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

38%

of Sugarcreek's 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
38%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
32%$978 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$331 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$300 thousand
  • Government buildings$181 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$166 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$425 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$336 thousand
  • Water supply$85 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$327 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$279 thousand
  • Fire protection$32 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$16 thousand
Interest on debt
3.0%$91 thousand
Housing and community development
2.0%$61 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Sugarcreek. 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 Sugarcreek 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.