Borough government · Clarion County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Clarion took in $3.1 million and spent $3.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes52%Federal tax money20%Fees for services (parks and recreation)12%State tax money12%Fines and other4.2%

What stands out

20%

of Clarion's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Borough taxes52%

Property tax
28%$867 thousand
Other taxes
12%$381 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$258 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$65 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$58 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
11%$328 thousand

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$378 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$376 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

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%$612 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$358 thousand

Fines and other4.2%

Fines
2.3%$69 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.9%$58 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails38%Running the government and other costs24%Roads, transit and parking23%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.7%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

38%

of Clarion's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.0 million
  • Fire protection$63 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$702 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$377 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$209 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$81 thousand
  • Government buildings$35 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$689 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$689 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$345 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$330 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.7%$80 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$80 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$21 thousand
Housing and community development
0.3%$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Clarion. 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 Clarion 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.