Borough government · Franklin County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Waynesboro took in $12.1 million and spent $9.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)39%Borough taxes33%Federal tax money19%State tax money6.6%Fines and other2.0%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

19%

of Waynesboro's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 1.2%.

Borough taxes33%

Property tax
17%$2.1 million
Individual income tax
9.0%$1.1 million
Other taxes
6.6%$800 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$342 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$322 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$136 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$4.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$2.1 million
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Garbage collection$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$247 thousand
  • Other service charges$141 thousand
  • Parking$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money19%

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

From the federal government
19%$2.3 million

State tax money6.6%

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

From the state
6.6%$793 thousand

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$56 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$177 thousand
Fines
0.6%$67 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs19%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries3.5%All other spending2.7%

What stands out

42%

of Waynesboro's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
42%$4.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$2.0 million
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$996 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$2.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Fire protection$666 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$40 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$1.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$562 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$171 thousand
  • Government buildings$86 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.5%$348 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$348 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$185 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$32 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$32 thousand
Housing and community development
0.3%$30 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$23 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$23 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Waynesboro. 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 Waynesboro 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.