Borough government · Greene County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Waynesburg took in $3.0 million and spent $2.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes41%Fees for services (sewer, parking)32%State tax money14%Federal tax money7.0%Fines and other6.6%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

11%

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

Borough taxes41%

Property tax
24%$703 thousand
Individual income tax
11%$330 thousand
Other taxes
6.1%$182 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$91 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$53 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$941 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parking and 2 more
  • Sewer$857 thousand
  • Parking$58 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$23 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.0%

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

From the federal government
7.0%$208 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$401 thousand

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$4 thousand

Fines and other6.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$125 thousand
Fines
2.4%$70 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Roads, transit and parking19%Parks, recreation and libraries2.0%

What stands out

25%

of Waynesburg'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%

Running the government and other costs
31%$782 thousand
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$469 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$158 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$137 thousand
  • Government buildings$18 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$630 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$540 thousand
  • Fire protection$60 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$30 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$609 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$609 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$482 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$482 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$52 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$52 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Waynesburg. 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 Waynesburg 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.