Borough government · Columbia County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Briar Creek took in $351 thousand and spent $242 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes73%Federal tax money10%State tax money9.7%Fines and other6.6%Fees for services1.1%

What stands out

38%

of Briar Creek's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

Borough taxes73%

Other taxes
38%$133 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$79 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$54 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
24%$83 thousand
Individual income tax
11%$39 thousand

Fees for services1.1%

Fees for services
1.1%$4 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$4 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%$35 thousand

State tax money9.7%

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

From the state
9.7%$34 thousand

Fines and other6.6%

Interest, rents and other
5.7%$20 thousand
Fines
0.9%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs57%Roads, transit and parking29%Police, fire, courts and jails9.5%Parks, recreation and libraries4.1%

What stands out

57%

of Briar Creek's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
57%$138 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$55 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$49 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$22 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
29%$71 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$71 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.5%$23 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$15 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$7 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.1%$10 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Briar 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 Briar 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.