Borough government · Cameron County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Emporium took in $1.8 million and spent $1.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes38%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)25%County and local tax money13%State tax money12%Fines and other5.8%Federal tax money5.4%

What stands out

13%

of Emporium's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Borough taxes38%

Property tax
26%$458 thousand
Individual income tax
7.8%$137 thousand
Other taxes
4.4%$77 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$52 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$20 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$437 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$324 thousand
  • Other service charges$98 thousand
  • Sewer$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.4%

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

From the federal government
5.4%$95 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$214 thousand

County and local tax money13%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
13%$236 thousand

Fines and other5.8%

Interest, rents and other
5.4%$95 thousand
Fines
0.3%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Roads, transit and parking23%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Running the government and other costs19%Environment and natural resources3.7%All other spending5.2%

What stands out

23%

of Emporium'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
28%$470 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$451 thousand
  • Sewer systems$19 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$387 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$387 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$364 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$245 thousand
  • Fire protection$112 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$314 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)$174 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$67 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$57 thousand
  • Government buildings$16 thousand
Environment and natural resources
3.7%$62 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$62 thousand
Housing and community development
3.7%$62 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$20 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$20 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Emporium. 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 Emporium 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.