Borough government · Clearfield County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Curwensville took in $1.3 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes52%State tax money25%Federal tax money10%Fees for services7.8%Fines and other3.5%County and local tax money1.6%

What stands out

17%

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

Borough taxes52%

Property tax
28%$365 thousand
Individual income tax
17%$214 thousand
Other taxes
6.8%$88 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$46 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$23 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.8%

Fees for services
7.8%$101 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$101 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$131 thousand

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$324 thousand

County and local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.6%$20 thousand

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$28 thousand
Fines
1.3%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking33%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Running the government and other costs21%Housing and community development18%Parks, recreation and libraries1.2%All other spending0.2%

What stands out

18%

of Curwensville's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
33%$383 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$383 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$314 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$260 thousand
  • Fire protection$37 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$13 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$249 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$99 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$76 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$44 thousand
  • Government buildings$30 thousand
Housing and community development
18%$215 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$14 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Curwensville. 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 Curwensville 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.