City government · Warren County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Warren took in $13.5 million and spent $16.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes53%Fees for services (sewer, parking)24%State tax money14%Federal tax money5.0%County and local tax money2.5%Fines and other1.9%

What stands out

29%

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

City taxes53%

Individual income tax
29%$4.0 million
Property tax
18%$2.4 million
Other taxes
5.5%$745 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$537 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$109 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$99 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$3.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parking and 4 more
  • Sewer$2.6 million
  • Parking$426 thousand
  • Garbage collection$158 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$62 thousand
  • Other service charges$34 thousand
  • Road charges$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.0%

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

From the federal government
5.0%$676 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$1.9 million

County and local tax money2.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.5%$330 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$196 thousand
Fines
0.4%$53 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Housing and community development21%Roads, transit and parking15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Running the government and other costs7.4%Interest on debt4.9%

What stands out

21%

of Warren's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$6.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$4.0 million
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$221 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$29 thousand
Housing and community development
21%$3.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
15%$2.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$2.0 million
  • Parking$438 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$2.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$2.3 million
Running the government and other costs
7.4%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$432 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$312 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$305 thousand
  • Government buildings$166 thousand
Interest on debt
4.9%$815 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Warren. 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 City of Warren 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.