Borough government · Indiana County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ernest took in $106 thousand and spent $82 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes81%State tax money15%Fees for services2.8%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

38%

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

Borough taxes81%

Individual income tax
38%$40 thousand
Property tax
33%$35 thousand
Other taxes
10%$11 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Public utility licenses$7 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.8%

Fees for services
2.8%$3 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$16 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Fines
0.9%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking51%Running the government and other costs37%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Interest on debt1.2%

What stands out

51%

of Ernest'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%

Roads, transit and parking
51%$42 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$42 thousand
Running the government and other costs
37%$30 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$11 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$9 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and fire protection
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
  • Fire protection$2 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Ernest. 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 Ernest 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.