Borough government · Huntingdon County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Huntingdon took in $9.5 million and spent $12.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)53%Borough taxes22%State tax money7.4%County and local tax money7.0%Federal tax money6.2%Fines and other4.0%

What stands out

7%

of Huntingdon's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Borough taxes22%

Property tax
13%$1.2 million
Individual income tax
5.4%$508 thousand
Other taxes
3.5%$334 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$266 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$68 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services53%

Fees for services
53%$5.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$2.4 million
  • Water$2.3 million
  • Other service charges$169 thousand
  • Garbage collection$120 thousand
  • Parking$45 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.2%

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

From the federal government
6.2%$583 thousand

State tax money7.4%

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

From the state
7.4%$701 thousand

County and local tax money7.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.0%$660 thousand

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$257 thousand
Fines
1.3%$120 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities57%Running the government and other costs13%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Roads, transit and parking7.6%Interest on debt6.2%All other spending4.7%

What stands out

57%

of Huntingdon'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
57%$7.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$3.8 million
  • Sewer systems$3.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$256 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$1.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$925 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$446 thousand
  • Government buildings$231 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$54 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$50 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Fire protection$165 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$56 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$17 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.6%$985 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$985 thousand
Interest on debt
6.2%$809 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.2%$538 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$538 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$69 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$69 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Huntingdon. 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 Huntingdon 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.