Borough government · Centre County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Howard took in $454 thousand and spent $311 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)50%Borough taxes35%Federal tax money8.4%State tax money5.7%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

18%

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

Borough taxes35%

Individual income tax
18%$83 thousand
Property tax
13%$58 thousand
Other taxes
3.5%$16 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$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services50%

Fees for services
50%$229 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 1 more
  • Water$165 thousand
  • Other service charges$63 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.4%

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

From the federal government
8.4%$38 thousand

State tax money5.7%

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

From the state
5.7%$26 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs41%Roads, transit and parking28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Police, fire, courts and jails5.1%Parks, recreation and libraries0.6%

What stands out

28%

of Howard'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
41%$129 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$106 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$23 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
28%$86 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$86 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$78 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and electric power
  • Water supply$67 thousand
  • Electric power$11 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.1%$16 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$14 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Howard. 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 Howard 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.