Borough government · Northumberland County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Watsontown took in $3.1 million and spent $3.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, garbage collection)68%Borough taxes19%State tax money6.4%Federal tax money3.8%Fines and other2.0%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

68%

of Watsontown'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 taxes19%

Property tax
10%$314 thousand
Individual income tax
7.1%$223 thousand
Other taxes
2.2%$69 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$31 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$26 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services68%

Fees for services
68%$2.1 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Electric power$2.0 million
  • Garbage collection$138 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$18 thousand
  • Other service charges$9 thousand
  • Road charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.8%

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

From the federal government
3.8%$118 thousand

State tax money6.4%

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

From the state
6.4%$201 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%$2 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$38 thousand
Fines
0.8%$25 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries1.4%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

22%

of Watsontown's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
38%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power and garbage and solid waste
  • Electric power$1.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$134 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$868 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$365 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$285 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$127 thousand
  • Government buildings$63 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$28 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$730 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$640 thousand
  • Fire protection$72 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$8 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$364 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$364 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$46 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$35 thousand
  • Libraries$11 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$10 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$10 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Watsontown. 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 Watsontown 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.