Borough government · Cambria County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Carrolltown took in $703 thousand and spent $658 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes47%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)20%County and local tax money12%State tax money10%Federal tax money6.0%Fines and other5.7%

What stands out

16%

of Carrolltown'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
26%$185 thousand
Individual income tax
16%$109 thousand
Other taxes
4.7%$33 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$16 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$9 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$140 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Sewer$82 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$49 thousand
  • Other service charges$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.0%

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

From the federal government
6.0%$42 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$73 thousand

County and local tax money12%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
12%$81 thousand

Fines and other5.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.8%$34 thousand
Fines
0.9%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Roads, transit and parking17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Parks, recreation and libraries10%

What stands out

10%

of Carrolltown's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
38%$252 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$131 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$68 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$47 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$149 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$135 thousand
  • Fire protection$11 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$111 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$111 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$78 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$78 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$68 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$68 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Carrolltown. 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 Carrolltown 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.