Borough government · Crawford County, PA

Cambridge Springs's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cambridge Springs took in $1.6 million and spent $2.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes40%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)34%State tax money11%Federal tax money8.5%County and local tax money3.5%Fines and other3.4%

What stands out

22%

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

Borough taxes40%

Individual income tax
22%$353 thousand
Property tax
14%$234 thousand
Other taxes
4.1%$68 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$47 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$12 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$553 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$439 thousand
  • Garbage collection$101 thousand
  • Other service charges$11 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.5%

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

From the federal government
8.5%$140 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$178 thousand

County and local tax money3.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.5%$58 thousand

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$47 thousand
Fines
0.5%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Running the government and other costs27%Roads, transit and parking25%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Parks, recreation and libraries0.7%Health and hospitals0.2%

What stands out

25%

of Cambridge Springs' 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$807 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$696 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$111 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$625 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Government buildings$307 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$179 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$74 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$37 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$28 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$592 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$592 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$282 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$252 thousand
  • Fire protection$27 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$16 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Cambridge Springs. 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 Cambridge Springs 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.