Borough government · Erie County, PA

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

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

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes43%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)36%State tax money7.8%Federal tax money6.2%Fines and other6.0%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

11%

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

Borough taxes43%

Property tax
26%$683 thousand
Individual income tax
11%$282 thousand
Other taxes
6.5%$171 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$70 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$63 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$954 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Sewer$602 thousand
  • Garbage collection$343 thousand
  • Other service charges$6 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.2%

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

From the federal government
6.2%$163 thousand

State tax money7.8%

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

From the state
7.8%$205 thousand

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$20 thousand

Fines and other6.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$118 thousand
Fines
1.5%$39 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Running the government and other costs26%Roads, transit and parking7.5%Parks, recreation and libraries7.4%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

27%

of Wesleyville'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
32%$825 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$699 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$126 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$710 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$590 thousand
  • Fire protection$69 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$34 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$17 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$678 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$312 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$208 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$122 thousand
  • Government buildings$36 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.5%$196 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$196 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.4%$192 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$192 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Wesleyville. 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 Wesleyville 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.