Borough government · Cambria County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Geistown took in $1.5 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes61%State tax money17%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)12%Federal tax money8.1%Fines and other1.8%

What stands out

18%

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

Borough taxes61%

Property tax
31%$459 thousand
Individual income tax
18%$263 thousand
Other taxes
12%$183 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$104 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$41 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$181 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$175 thousand
  • Other service charges$5 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.1%

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

From the federal government
8.1%$119 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$244 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$21 thousand
Fines
0.3%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Roads, transit and parking25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Parks, recreation and libraries3.0%Interest on debt0.5%

What stands out

27%

of Geistown'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%

Running the government and other costs
31%$363 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$161 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$116 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$64 thousand
  • Government buildings$22 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$320 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$256 thousand
  • Fire protection$35 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$29 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$297 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$292 thousand
  • Public transit$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$146 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$146 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$35 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$24 thousand
  • Libraries$11 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Geistown. 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 Geistown 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.