Borough government · Cambria County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Dale took in $502 thousand and spent $382 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes38%Fees for services (sewer, road charges)37%Federal tax money12%State tax money8.0%County and local tax money4.6%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

12%

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

Borough taxes38%

Property tax
23%$117 thousand
Individual income tax
12%$58 thousand
Other taxes
3.6%$18 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$9 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$5 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$184 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and road charges
  • Sewer$173 thousand
  • Road charges$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$59 thousand

State tax money8.0%

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

From the state
8.0%$40 thousand

County and local tax money4.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.6%$23 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Fines
0.6%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking37%Running the government and other costs36%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Interest on debt3.4%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%

What stands out

37%

of Dale'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
37%$141 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$139 thousand
  • Public transit$2 thousand
Running the government and other costs
36%$139 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$48 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$46 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$33 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$88 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$78 thousand
  • Fire protection$6 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Interest on debt
3.4%$13 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Dale. 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 Dale 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.