City government · Cambria County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Johnstown took in $39.0 million and spent $32.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (housing, parking)34%City taxes32%Federal tax money14%County and local tax money7.8%Fines and other6.4%State tax money6.4%

What stands out

14%

of Johnstown's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 1.2%.

City taxes32%

Property tax
17%$6.8 million
Other taxes
8.8%$3.5 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; amusement taxes and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$3.0 million
  • Amusement taxes$260 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$167 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
5.4%$2.1 million

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$13.2 million
What's in fees for servicesHousing; parking and 4 more
  • Housing$12.0 million
  • Parking$482 thousand
  • Other service charges$461 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$144 thousand
  • Road charges$84 thousand
  • Garbage collection$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$5.4 million

State tax money6.4%

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

From the state
6.4%$2.5 million

County and local tax money7.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.8%$3.0 million

Fines and other6.4%

Interest, rents and other
5.9%$2.3 million
Fines
0.5%$200 thousand

Where it goes

Housing and community development36%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Roads, transit and parking10%Interest on debt6.6%All other spending5.3%

What stands out

36%

of Johnstown's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Housing and community development
36%$11.8 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$7.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
  • Government buildings$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$6.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$3.3 million
  • Fire protection$3.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$3.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.4 million
Interest on debt
6.6%$2.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.2%$1.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.7 million
  • Libraries$32 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$41 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$41 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Johnstown. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Johnstown 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.