Borough government · Perry County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Blain took in $149 thousand and spent $157 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)44%Federal tax money27%Borough taxes18%State tax money8.7%Fines and other2.0%

What stands out

27%

of Blain's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Borough taxes18%

Individual income tax
14%$21 thousand
Property tax
2.0%$3 thousand
Other taxes
2.0%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services44%

Fees for services
44%$66 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 1 more
  • Water$62 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money27%

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

From the federal government
27%$40 thousand

State tax money8.7%

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

From the state
8.7%$13 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Fines
1.3%$2 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.7%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs46%Housing and community development22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Roads, transit and parking11%Interest on debt7.0%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

22%

of Blain'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%

Running the government and other costs
46%$72 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$44 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$28 thousand
Housing and community development
22%$34 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$20 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$19 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$17 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$17 thousand
Interest on debt
7.0%$11 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.3%$2 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Blain. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Borough of Blain 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.