Borough government · Indiana County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Indiana took in $12.8 million and spent $10.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)49%Borough taxes35%Federal tax money7.7%State tax money7.6%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

5.8%

of Indiana's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Borough taxes35%

Property tax
25%$3.2 million
Individual income tax
5.8%$746 thousand
Other taxes
4.4%$568 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$289 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$155 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$124 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services49%

Fees for services
49%$6.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Sewer$4.5 million
  • Garbage collection$838 thousand
  • Parking$598 thousand
  • Other service charges$298 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.7%

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

From the federal government
7.7%$987 thousand

State tax money7.6%

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

From the state
7.6%$975 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Fines
0.5%$69 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.5%$63 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Roads, transit and parking22%Running the government and other costs14%Environment and natural resources1.4%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

22%

of Indiana's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$3.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$2.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$977 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$3.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$2.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$297 thousand
  • Fire protection$178 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$138 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$2.0 million
  • Parking$428 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$1.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$467 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$398 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$370 thousand
  • Government buildings$266 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.4%$154 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$154 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$145 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$80 thousand
  • Libraries$65 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$94 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$40 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$40 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Indiana. 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 Indiana 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.