Borough government · Clinton County, PA

Beech Creek's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Beech Creek took in $219 thousand and spent $137 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes63%Federal tax money16%State tax money14%Fees for services4.6%Fines and other1.8%

What stands out

35%

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

Borough taxes63%

Individual income tax
35%$77 thousand
Property tax
19%$42 thousand
Other taxes
8.7%$19 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$7 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$6 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.6%

Fees for services
4.6%$10 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money16%

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

From the federal government
16%$36 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$31 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$3 thousand
Fines
0.5%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking55%Running the government and other costs36%Interest on debt4.4%Police, fire, courts and jails2.9%Parks, recreation and libraries1.5%

What stands out

55%

of Beech Creek'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
55%$76 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$76 thousand
Running the government and other costs
36%$49 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$39 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$7 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3 thousand
Interest on debt
4.4%$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.9%$4 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$3 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Beech Creek. 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 Beech Creek 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.