Borough government · McKean County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Eldred took in $700 thousand and spent $2.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)53%Borough taxes32%State tax money7.3%Fines and other6.7%County and local tax money1.3%

Borough taxes32%

Property tax
21%$148 thousand
Individual income tax
7.3%$51 thousand
Other taxes
3.4%$24 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and public utility licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$18 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services53%

Fees for services
53%$370 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and garbage collection
  • Sewer$244 thousand
  • Garbage collection$126 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.3%

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

From the state
7.3%$51 thousand

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.3%$9 thousand

Fines and other6.7%

Interest, rents and other
6.7%$47 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities85%Running the government and other costs10%Police, fire, courts and jails2.6%Roads, transit and parking1.3%Environment and natural resources0.5%All other spending0.2%

What stands out

85%

of Eldred'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
85%$2.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.9 million
  • Sewer systems$230 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$265 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$187 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$53 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$18 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.6%$67 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$65 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.3%$34 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$34 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$12 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$12 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Eldred. 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 Eldred 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.