Borough government · Potter County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Coudersport took in $1.6 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes70%State tax money13%Federal tax money7.9%Fines and other5.9%Fees for services (parks and recreation, parking)3.4%

What stands out

15%

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

Borough taxes70%

Property tax
46%$741 thousand
Individual income tax
15%$244 thousand
Other taxes
8.2%$132 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$77 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$40 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.4%

Fees for services
3.4%$54 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; other service charges and 1 more
  • Parks and recreation$29 thousand
  • Other service charges$14 thousand
  • Parking$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.9%

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

From the federal government
7.9%$126 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$213 thousand

Fines and other5.9%

Interest, rents and other
5.4%$87 thousand
Fines
0.5%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Roads, transit and parking31%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Health and hospitals1.1%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

31%

of Coudersport'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%

Running the government and other costs
32%$435 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$186 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$140 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$87 thousand
  • Government buildings$22 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
31%$420 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$420 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$300 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$222 thousand
  • Fire protection$70 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$160 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$124 thousand
  • Libraries$36 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$15 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$15 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$7 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$7 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$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 Coudersport. 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 Coudersport 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.