Borough government · Westmoreland County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Youngwood took in $1.7 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes56%State tax money26%Federal tax money8.9%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)7.7%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

20%

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

Borough taxes56%

Property tax
27%$457 thousand
Individual income tax
20%$331 thousand
Other taxes
9.3%$156 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$59 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$56 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$41 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.7%

Fees for services
7.7%$129 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$89 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$39 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.9%

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

From the federal government
8.9%$150 thousand

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$434 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$18 thousand
Fines
0.3%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking46%Running the government and other costs34%Parks, recreation and libraries9.2%Police, fire, courts and jails6.9%Interest on debt3.5%All other spending0.2%

What stands out

46%

of Youngwood'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%$621 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$619 thousand
  • Public transit$2 thousand
Running the government and other costs
34%$466 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$220 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$170 thousand
  • Government buildings$51 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$26 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses-$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.2%$125 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$125 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.9%$93 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$57 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$18 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$18 thousand
Interest on debt
3.5%$48 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.1%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Youngwood. 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 Youngwood 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.