Borough government · Centre County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2021), Centre Hall took in $916 thousand and spent $1.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended November 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes37%Fees for services (water)35%Fines and other15%Federal tax money7.0%State tax money5.0%County and local tax money1.1%

What stands out

15%

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

Borough taxes37%

Individual income tax
15%$138 thousand
Property tax
12%$106 thousand
Other taxes
10%$94 thousand
What's in other taxesAmusement taxes; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 2 more
  • Amusement taxes$52 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$21 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$16 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$324 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and other service charges
  • Water$322 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.0%

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

From the federal government
7.0%$64 thousand

State tax money5.0%

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

From the state
5.0%$46 thousand

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$10 thousand

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
15%$133 thousand
Fines
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs57%Roads, transit and parking18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Police, fire, courts and jails7.0%Parks, recreation and libraries0.8%Health and hospitals0.5%

What stands out

57%

of Centre Hall's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
57%$656 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$308 thousand
  • Government buildings$284 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$57 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$211 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$211 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$196 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$187 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.0%$81 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$73 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$9 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Centre Hall. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended November 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Borough of Centre Hall 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.