Borough government · Somerset County, PA

Indian Lake's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Indian Lake took in $1.6 million and spent $3.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes66%Fees for services (water, sewer)18%State tax money6.0%County and local tax money5.9%Federal tax money2.9%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

45%

of Indian Lake's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Borough taxes66%

Property tax
45%$700 thousand
Other taxes
16%$255 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$157 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$76 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
5.1%$80 thousand

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$276 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$224 thousand
  • Sewer$49 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.9%

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

From the federal government
2.9%$45 thousand

State tax money6.0%

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

From the state
6.0%$93 thousand

County and local tax money5.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.9%$92 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$15 thousand
Fines
0.2%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities63%Roads, transit and parking17%Running the government and other costs9.5%Police, fire, courts and jails6.5%Parks, recreation and libraries2.3%Interest on debt1.4%

What stands out

63%

of Indian Lake'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
63%$2.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$2.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$8 thousand
  • Sewer systems$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$572 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$572 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.5%$320 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)$124 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$123 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$38 thousand
  • Government buildings$35 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.5%$221 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$141 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$60 thousand
  • Fire protection$20 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$78 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$78 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$48 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Indian Lake. 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 Indian Lake 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.