Borough government · Lawrence County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wampum took in $1.5 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)69%Borough taxes13%State tax money13%Federal tax money2.2%County and local tax money1.7%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

69%

of Wampum's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Borough taxes13%

Property tax
7.3%$110 thousand
Individual income tax
3.6%$55 thousand
Other taxes
2.6%$39 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$16 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$13 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services69%

Fees for services
69%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 2 more
  • Electric power$614 thousand
  • Sewer$225 thousand
  • Water$202 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.2%

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

From the federal government
2.2%$34 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$196 thousand

County and local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.7%$25 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$8 thousand
Fines
0.2%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities56%Running the government and other costs18%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries7.6%Police, fire, courts and jails5.4%Interest on debt1.4%

What stands out

56%

of Wampum's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
56%$763 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$505 thousand
  • Sewer systems$152 thousand
  • Water supply$105 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$248 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$92 thousand
  • Government buildings$90 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$55 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$11 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$147 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$147 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.6%$103 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$103 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.4%$73 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$30 thousand
  • Fire protection$23 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$20 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Wampum. 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 Wampum 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.