Borough government · Somerset County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Jennerstown took in $262 thousand and spent $161 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes62%State tax money19%Federal tax money13%Fines and other5.7%Fees for services0.4%

What stands out

30%

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

Borough taxes62%

Individual income tax
30%$78 thousand
Property tax
23%$59 thousand
Other taxes
9.9%$26 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$12 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$10 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$33 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$50 thousand

Fines and other5.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$8 thousand
Fines
2.7%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs48%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Roads, transit and parking24%

What stands out

48%

of Jennerstown's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
48%$77 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$36 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$27 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$46 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$25 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$10 thousand
  • Fire protection$9 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$38 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$38 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Jennerstown. 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 Jennerstown 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.