Borough government · Cambria County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cresson took in $888 thousand and spent $759 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes42%County and local tax money18%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)17%State tax money11%Federal tax money9.1%Fines and other2.7%

What stands out

18%

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

Borough taxes42%

Individual income tax
18%$162 thousand
Property tax
15%$134 thousand
Other taxes
9.1%$81 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$38 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$27 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$153 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$131 thousand
  • Other service charges$21 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.1%

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

From the federal government
9.1%$81 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$96 thousand

County and local tax money18%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
18%$157 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$12 thousand
Fines
1.4%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs44%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Roads, transit and parking21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%Health and hospitals0.3%

What stands out

44%

of Cresson'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
44%$333 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$218 thousand
  • Government buildings$53 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$49 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$13 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$167 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$122 thousand
  • Fire protection$28 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$17 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$158 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$158 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$96 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$96 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$2 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Cresson. 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 Cresson 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.