Borough government · Washington County, PA

West Brownsville's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), West Brownsville took in $482 thousand and spent $546 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes61%State tax money24%Federal tax money10%County and local tax money2.1%Fines and other2.1%

What stands out

18%

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

Borough taxes61%

Property tax
31%$151 thousand
Individual income tax
18%$89 thousand
Other taxes
12%$56 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$32 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$14 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$50 thousand

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$116 thousand

County and local tax money2.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.1%$10 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$7 thousand
Fines
0.6%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking46%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.8%Health and hospitals0.5%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

46%

of West Brownsville's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
46%$253 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$253 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$139 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$62 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$49 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$15 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$139 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$115 thousand
  • Fire protection$21 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.8%$10 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$10 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of West Brownsville. 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 West Brownsville 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.