Borough government · Jefferson County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Brockway took in $1.4 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes59%Fees for services (garbage collection, parking)20%State tax money8.4%Federal tax money7.8%Fines and other4.7%

What stands out

15%

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

Borough taxes59%

Property tax
37%$500 thousand
Individual income tax
15%$203 thousand
Other taxes
7.2%$98 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$81 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$269 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$149 thousand
  • Garbage collection$119 thousand
  • Parking$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.8%

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

From the federal government
7.8%$106 thousand

State tax money8.4%

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

From the state
8.4%$113 thousand

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.4%$59 thousand
Fines
0.4%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking43%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.7%Parks, recreation and libraries4.1%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

43%

of Brockway'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
43%$658 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$658 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$344 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)$286 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$31 thousand
  • Government buildings$22 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$293 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$234 thousand
  • Fire protection$55 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.7%$133 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$133 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.1%$62 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$57 thousand
  • Libraries$5 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.9%$29 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$29 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Brockway. 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 Brockway 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.