Borough government · Tioga County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Elkland took in $1.9 million and spent $2.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)58%Borough taxes27%State tax money7.4%Federal tax money4.8%Fines and other2.3%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

8.1%

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

Borough taxes27%

Property tax
15%$292 thousand
Individual income tax
8.1%$153 thousand
Other taxes
3.5%$67 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$38 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services58%

Fees for services
58%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$630 thousand
  • Water$291 thousand
  • Garbage collection$150 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand
  • Other service charges$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.8%

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

From the federal government
4.8%$91 thousand

State tax money7.4%

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

From the state
7.4%$140 thousand

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$13 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$38 thousand
Fines
0.3%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities50%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Roads, transit and parking7.2%Parks, recreation and libraries3.9%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

50%

of Elkland'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
50%$1.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$600 thousand
  • Water supply$255 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$149 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$445 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$204 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$93 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$74 thousand
  • Government buildings$74 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$301 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$243 thousand
  • Fire protection$44 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$14 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.2%$145 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$145 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.9%$79 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$71 thousand
  • Libraries$8 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.3%$26 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$26 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Elkland. 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 Elkland 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.