Borough government · Susquehanna County, PA

Great Bend's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Great Bend took in $275 thousand and spent $174 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes50%State tax money21%Federal tax money13%Fines and other9.1%County and local tax money7.3%

What stands out

13%

of Great Bend's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Borough taxes50%

Property tax
44%$122 thousand
Other taxes
5.5%$15 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Public utility licenses$9 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$35 thousand

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$58 thousand

County and local tax money7.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.3%$20 thousand

Fines and other9.1%

Interest, rents and other
8.7%$24 thousand
Fines
0.4%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Roads, transit and parking28%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Parks, recreation and libraries6.3%

What stands out

28%

of Great Bend'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%

Running the government and other costs
42%$73 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$32 thousand
  • Government buildings$18 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$16 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
28%$48 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$48 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$42 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$28 thousand
  • Fire protection$13 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.3%$11 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Great Bend. 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 Great Bend 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.