Borough government · Venango County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cooperstown took in $156 thousand and spent $195 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes55%Federal tax money14%County and local tax money13%State tax money12%Fines and other5.1%

What stands out

22%

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

Borough taxes55%

Property tax
29%$46 thousand
Individual income tax
22%$34 thousand
Other taxes
3.8%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$22 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$19 thousand

County and local tax money13%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
13%$21 thousand

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$7 thousand
Fines
0.6%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking56%Running the government and other costs20%Parks, recreation and libraries17%Police, fire, courts and jails4.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.1%

What stands out

56%

of Cooperstown's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
56%$110 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$110 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$39 thousand
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)$25 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$8 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
17%$33 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$29 thousand
  • Libraries$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.6%$9 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$6 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.1%$4 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Cooperstown. 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 Cooperstown 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.