Borough government · Fayette County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Vanderbilt took in $106 thousand and spent $188 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes56%Federal tax money23%State tax money20%Fines and other1.9%

What stands out

33%

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

Borough taxes56%

Individual income tax
33%$35 thousand
Property tax
17%$18 thousand
Other taxes
5.7%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and public utility licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$5 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money23%

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

From the federal government
23%$24 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$21 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Fines
0.9%$1 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.9%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking80%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails4.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.5%

What stands out

80%

of Vanderbilt'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
80%$151 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$151 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$28 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$15 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.3%$8 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and fire protection
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
  • Fire protection$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.5%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Vanderbilt. 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 Vanderbilt 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.