Borough government · Armstrong County, PA

Ford City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ford City took in $2.7 million and spent $2.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)45%Borough taxes35%State tax money8.7%Fines and other6.6%Federal tax money5.4%

What stands out

8.5%

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

Borough taxes35%

Property tax
21%$567 thousand
Individual income tax
8.5%$229 thousand
Other taxes
5.1%$138 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$67 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$51 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Water$776 thousand
  • Garbage collection$401 thousand
  • Parking$15 thousand
  • Other service charges$10 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 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%$145 thousand

State tax money8.7%

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

From the state
8.7%$236 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other6.6%

Interest, rents and other
5.2%$141 thousand
Fines
1.4%$37 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking15%Interest on debt4.1%All other spending4.2%

What stands out

21%

of Ford City's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$946 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$615 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$331 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$565 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$292 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$226 thousand
  • Fire protection$35 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$12 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$560 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$210 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$132 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$126 thousand
  • Government buildings$92 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$403 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$403 thousand
Interest on debt
4.1%$112 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$66 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$66 thousand
Housing and community development
1.3%$34 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$13 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Ford City. 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 Ford City 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.