Borough government · Butler County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Zelienople took in $9.1 million and spent $9.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)78%Borough taxes11%State tax money5.6%Federal tax money4.1%County and local tax money0.6%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

78%

of Zelienople's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Borough taxes11%

Individual income tax
6.7%$609 thousand
Other taxes
2.4%$220 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$129 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$91 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
2.0%$182 thousand

Fees for services78%

Fees for services
78%$7.1 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 2 more
  • Electric power$5.3 million
  • Water$1.7 million
  • Other service charges$96 thousand
  • Road charges$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.1%

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

From the federal government
4.1%$370 thousand

State tax money5.6%

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

From the state
5.6%$509 thousand

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$51 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$29 thousand
Fines
0.1%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities59%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Housing and community development11%Running the government and other costs6.6%Roads, transit and parking3.2%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

11%

of Zelienople's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
59%$5.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power and water supply
  • Electric power$3.9 million
  • Water supply$1.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Fire protection$110 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$25 thousand
Housing and community development
11%$1.0 million
Running the government and other costs
6.6%$633 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$500 thousand
  • Government buildings$94 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$35 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.2%$305 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$305 thousand
Interest on debt
2.3%$215 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$151 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$105 thousand
  • Libraries$46 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Zelienople. 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 Zelienople 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.