Borough government · Bradford County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Athens took in $3.1 million and spent $3.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes44%Fees for services (parking)32%State tax money11%Fines and other7.6%Federal tax money5.3%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

11%

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

Borough taxes44%

Property tax
30%$930 thousand
Individual income tax
11%$335 thousand
Other taxes
4.0%$126 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$62 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$47 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$995 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParking and other service charges
  • Parking$948 thousand
  • Other service charges$47 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.3%

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

From the federal government
5.3%$167 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$342 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%$5 thousand

Fines and other7.6%

Interest, rents and other
7.4%$231 thousand
Fines
0.3%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Parks, recreation and libraries17%Roads, transit and parking15%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

17%

of Athens' spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
26%$884 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$482 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$238 thousand
  • Government buildings$83 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$79 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$777 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$761 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$16 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$624 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$444 thousand
  • Fire protection$125 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$30 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$25 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
17%$593 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$582 thousand
  • Libraries$11 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$498 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$498 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$17 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$7 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Athens. 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 Athens 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.