Borough government · Somerset County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Garrett took in $289 thousand and spent $353 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)68%Borough taxes22%State tax money6.2%Fines and other2.4%County and local tax money1.4%

What stands out

12%

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

Borough taxes22%

Individual income tax
12%$35 thousand
Property tax
6.9%$20 thousand
Other taxes
2.8%$8 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$4 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$3 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services68%

Fees for services
68%$197 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$108 thousand
  • Water$88 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.2%

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

From the state
6.2%$18 thousand

County and local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.4%$4 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$6 thousand
Fines
0.3%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities64%Running the government and other costs16%Interest on debt10%Roads, transit and parking9.6%Police, fire, courts and jails0.8%

What stands out

64%

of Garrett's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
64%$225 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$138 thousand
  • Water supply$87 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$55 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$22 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$19 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5 thousand
Interest on debt
10%$36 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.6%$34 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$34 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.8%$3 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$2 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Garrett. 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 Garrett 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.