Borough government · Blair County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Duncansville took in $1.5 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)54%Borough taxes33%State tax money8.6%Federal tax money4.0%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

7.8%

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

Borough taxes33%

Property tax
14%$206 thousand
Other taxes
11%$167 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$127 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$20 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
7.8%$117 thousand

Fees for services54%

Fees for services
54%$817 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$586 thousand
  • Water$215 thousand
  • Other service charges$11 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.0%

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

From the federal government
4.0%$61 thousand

State tax money8.6%

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

From the state
8.6%$129 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Fines
0.4%$6 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.3%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities54%Running the government and other costs17%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Roads, transit and parking7.0%Environment and natural resources5.7%All other spending5.2%

What stands out

5.7%

of Duncansville's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
54%$813 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$597 thousand
  • Water supply$216 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$258 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$107 thousand
  • Government buildings$93 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$46 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$158 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$122 thousand
  • Fire protection$32 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.0%$105 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$105 thousand
Environment and natural resources
5.7%$85 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$85 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.1%$76 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$76 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Duncansville. 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 Duncansville 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.