Borough government · Indiana County, PA

Cherry Tree's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cherry Tree took in $140 thousand and spent $242 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes41%Fees for services (parks and recreation)26%Federal tax money13%State tax money11%Fines and other7.1%County and local tax money2.9%

What stands out

14%

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

Borough taxes41%

Property tax
20%$28 thousand
Individual income tax
14%$20 thousand
Other taxes
6.4%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Public utility licenses$5 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$36 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$27 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$18 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$15 thousand

County and local tax money2.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.9%$4 thousand

Fines and other7.1%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$7 thousand
Fines
2.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Parks, recreation and libraries32%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Roads, transit and parking9.9%

What stands out

32%

of Cherry Tree'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
42%$102 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Government buildings$73 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$12 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
32%$77 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$77 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$39 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$35 thousand
  • Fire protection$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.9%$24 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Cherry Tree. 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 Cherry Tree 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.