Borough government · Tioga County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Blossburg took in $1.3 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes47%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)16%State tax money15%Fines and other13%Federal tax money6.3%County and local tax money2.0%

What stands out

12%

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

Borough taxes47%

Property tax
30%$385 thousand
Individual income tax
12%$157 thousand
Other taxes
5.6%$72 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$39 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$208 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$142 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$47 thousand
  • Other service charges$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.3%

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

From the federal government
6.3%$82 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$200 thousand

County and local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.0%$26 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
12%$156 thousand
Fines
0.6%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs31%Roads, transit and parking27%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.4%Health and hospitals<0.1%

What stands out

27%

of Blossburg'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%

Running the government and other costs
31%$394 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$129 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$111 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$77 thousand
  • Government buildings$75 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
27%$343 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$343 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$253 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$192 thousand
  • Fire protection$33 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$14 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$14 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$152 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$127 thousand
  • Libraries$25 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.4%$118 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$118 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Blossburg. 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 Blossburg 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.