Borough government · Armstrong County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Apollo took in $888 thousand and spent $662 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes46%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)32%Federal tax money9.0%State tax money8.7%Fines and other3.8%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

14%

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

Borough taxes46%

Property tax
24%$213 thousand
Individual income tax
14%$123 thousand
Other taxes
8.0%$71 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$36 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$26 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$288 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; sewer and 3 more
  • Garbage collection$131 thousand
  • Sewer$108 thousand
  • Parking$31 thousand
  • Road charges$10 thousand
  • Other service charges$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.0%

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

From the federal government
9.0%$80 thousand

State tax money8.7%

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

From the state
8.7%$77 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$2 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$19 thousand
Fines
1.7%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Roads, transit and parking20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Interest on debt4.2%Parks, recreation and libraries2.9%

What stands out

23%

of Apollo'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
32%$212 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$92 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$90 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$17 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$155 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$81 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$59 thousand
  • Fire protection$12 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$134 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$132 thousand
  • Parking$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$114 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$114 thousand
Interest on debt
4.2%$28 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$19 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
  • Libraries$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Apollo. 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 Apollo 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.