Borough government · Jefferson County, PA

Falls Creek's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Falls Creek took in $357 thousand and spent $301 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes70%Federal tax money15%State tax money14%Fees for services (garbage collection)1.1%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

27%

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

Borough taxes70%

Property tax
35%$124 thousand
Individual income tax
27%$95 thousand
Other taxes
8.4%$30 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$15 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$10 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.1%

Fees for services
1.1%$4 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$52 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$50 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Fines
0.6%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs59%Roads, transit and parking33%Police, fire, courts and jails6.6%Parks, recreation and libraries0.7%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

59%

of Falls Creek's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
59%$178 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$64 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$55 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$36 thousand
  • Government buildings$23 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
33%$100 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$100 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.6%$20 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$14 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Falls Creek. 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 Falls Creek 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.