Borough government · Cambria County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ebensburg took in $7.1 million and spent $9.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)71%Borough taxes15%State tax money11%Fines and other2.6%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

71%

of Ebensburg'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 taxes15%

Property tax
6.4%$454 thousand
Individual income tax
5.5%$391 thousand
Other taxes
2.6%$185 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$77 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$63 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$45 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services71%

Fees for services
71%$5.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 5 more
  • Sewer$1.9 million
  • Water$1.9 million
  • Other service charges$438 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$373 thousand
  • Garbage collection$241 thousand
  • Road charges$137 thousand
  • Parking$36 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$811 thousand

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$9 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$126 thousand
Fines
0.8%$57 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities48%Roads, transit and parking34%Police, fire, courts and jails7.7%Parks, recreation and libraries5.4%Running the government and other costs3.0%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

34%

of Ebensburg'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
48%$4.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.4 million
  • Water supply$1.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$146 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
34%$3.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$2.2 million
  • Airports$819 thousand
  • Parking$13 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.7%$698 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$638 thousand
  • Fire protection$50 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.4%$486 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$480 thousand
  • Libraries$6 thousand
Running the government and other costs
3.0%$274 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$96 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$88 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$78 thousand
  • Government buildings$12 thousand
Housing and community development
0.8%$75 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$53 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$53 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Ebensburg. 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 Ebensburg 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.