Borough government · Armstrong County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ford Cliff took in $102 thousand and spent $70 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes66%Federal tax money18%State tax money17%

What stands out

26%

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

Borough taxes66%

Property tax
31%$32 thousand
Individual income tax
26%$27 thousand
Other taxes
7.8%$8 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money18%

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

From the federal government
18%$18 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking56%Running the government and other costs40%Police, fire, courts and jails2.9%Interest on debt1.4%

What stands out

56%

of Ford Cliff'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
56%$39 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$39 thousand
Running the government and other costs
40%$28 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$19 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.9%$2 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$1 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Ford Cliff. 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 Cliff 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.