County government · Centre County, PA

Centre County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Centre County took in $104 million and spent $105 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes33%State tax money28%Federal tax money20%Fees for services13%Fines and other5.1%

What stands out

20%

of Centre County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 3.6%.

County taxes33%

Property tax
28%$29.1 million
Other taxes
5.3%$5.5 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$5.5 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$13.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$13.3 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money20%

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

From the federal government
20%$21.2 million

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$29.6 million

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$5.2 million
Fines
0.1%$105 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails30%Social services26%Running the government and other costs25%Health and hospitals8.6%Housing and community development3.5%All other spending6.6%

What stands out

26%

of Centre County's spending goes to social services.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 1.5%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$31.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$11.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$10.4 million
  • Police$9.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$98 thousand
Social services
26%$27.3 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$27.3 million
Running the government and other costs
25%$26.1 million
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)$16.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$6.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.8 million
  • Government buildings$1.4 million
Health and hospitals
8.6%$9.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9.1 million
Housing and community development
3.5%$3.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
2.9%$3.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit and roads and highways
  • Public transit$1.9 million
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Interest on debt
1.5%$1.5 million
Environment and natural resources
1.2%$1.2 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$558 thousand
  • Libraries$511 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Centre County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Centre County 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.