Borough government · Clarion County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Knox took in $1.2 million and spent $939 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)68%Borough taxes21%State tax money4.9%Federal tax money4.7%County and local tax money0.8%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

8.7%

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

Borough taxes21%

Property tax
9.2%$110 thousand
Individual income tax
8.7%$103 thousand
Other taxes
3.4%$41 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$26 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$8 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services68%

Fees for services
68%$806 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$476 thousand
  • Sewer$325 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand
  • Parking$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.7%

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

From the federal government
4.7%$56 thousand

State tax money4.9%

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

From the state
4.9%$58 thousand

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$10 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$4 thousand
Fines
0.2%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities45%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Roads, transit and parking12%Interest on debt8.5%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

8.5%

of Knox's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
45%$422 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$220 thousand
  • Water supply$196 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$6 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$187 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$98 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$43 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$23 thousand
  • Government buildings$20 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$124 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$106 thousand
  • Fire protection$17 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$108 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$108 thousand
Interest on debt
8.5%$80 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$13 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$7 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Knox. 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 Knox 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.