Borough government · Blair County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hollidaysburg took in $4.2 million and spent $4.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes55%Fees for services (sewer, water)27%State tax money15%Fines and other2.3%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

15%

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

Borough taxes55%

Property tax
32%$1.4 million
Individual income tax
15%$613 thousand
Other taxes
8.5%$358 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$162 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$117 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$79 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$615 thousand
  • Water$378 thousand
  • Parking$64 thousand
  • Other service charges$43 thousand
  • Road charges$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$629 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$18 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$62 thousand
Fines
0.9%$36 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking32%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Running the government and other costs24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Parks, recreation and libraries4.5%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

32%

of Hollidaysburg'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
32%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
  • Public transit$15 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$74 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$71 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$440 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$379 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$297 thousand
  • Government buildings$65 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses-$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$582 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$582 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.5%$223 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$220 thousand
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.4%$121 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$121 thousand
Housing and community development
0.7%$37 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Hollidaysburg. 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 Hollidaysburg 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.