Borough government · Cameron County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Driftwood took in $129 thousand and spent $159 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)61%State tax money19%Borough taxes13%County and local tax money4.7%Federal tax money2.3%

What stands out

61%

of Driftwood's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Borough taxes13%

Property tax
8.5%$11 thousand
Individual income tax
3.1%$4 thousand
Other taxes
1.6%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services61%

Fees for services
61%$79 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$66 thousand
  • Garbage collection$12 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.3%

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

From the federal government
2.3%$3 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$24 thousand

County and local tax money4.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.7%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities79%Running the government and other costs13%Roads, transit and parking7.5%

What stands out

79%

of Driftwood's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
79%$126 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$118 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$8 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$21 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$9 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.5%$12 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Driftwood. 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 Driftwood 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.