Borough government · Columbia County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Catawissa took in $2.5 million and spent $2.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)76%Borough taxes11%State tax money5.8%Fines and other4.1%Federal tax money3.1%

What stands out

76%

of Catawissa's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Borough taxes11%

Individual income tax
5.8%$144 thousand
Property tax
3.8%$95 thousand
Other taxes
1.7%$42 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$27 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$9 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services76%

Fees for services
76%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 4 more
  • Electric power$1.5 million
  • Sewer$365 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.1%

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

From the federal government
3.1%$77 thousand

State tax money5.8%

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

From the state
5.8%$146 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$83 thousand
Fines
0.8%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities46%Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Roads, transit and parking5.1%Parks, recreation and libraries1.8%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

46%

of Catawissa's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
46%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Electric power$911 thousand
  • Sewer systems$144 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$13 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$698 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$334 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$196 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$149 thousand
  • Government buildings$19 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$367 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$331 thousand
  • Fire protection$23 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$13 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.1%$118 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$118 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$42 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$42 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Catawissa. 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 Catawissa 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.