Borough government · Indiana County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Blairsville took in $1.6 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes70%State tax money15%Federal tax money10%Fines and other2.5%Fees for services (parking)1.9%County and local tax money1.0%

What stands out

19%

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

Borough taxes70%

Property tax
39%$634 thousand
Individual income tax
19%$310 thousand
Other taxes
12%$194 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$83 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$66 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$45 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.9%

Fees for services
1.9%$31 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParking and other service charges
  • Parking$20 thousand
  • Other service charges$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$168 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$240 thousand

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$17 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$28 thousand
Fines
0.8%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails48%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking20%Parks, recreation and libraries9.8%Interest on debt0.8%Housing and community development0.2%

What stands out

48%

of Blairsville'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
48%$573 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$479 thousand
  • Fire protection$90 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$255 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$138 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$45 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$40 thousand
  • Government buildings$32 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$240 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$240 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.8%$117 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$95 thousand
  • Libraries$22 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$9 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Blairsville. 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 Blairsville 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.