Borough government · Tioga County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Knoxville took in $426 thousand and spent $457 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)50%Borough taxes38%State tax money9.6%Fines and other2.6%

What stands out

12%

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

Borough taxes38%

Property tax
23%$96 thousand
Individual income tax
12%$51 thousand
Other taxes
3.3%$14 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$13 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services50%

Fees for services
50%$213 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and water
  • Sewer$133 thousand
  • Water$80 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.6%

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

From the state
9.6%$41 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$10 thousand
Fines
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities55%Running the government and other costs25%Roads, transit and parking15%Interest on debt3.1%Police, fire, courts and jails0.9%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

55%

of Knoxville'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
55%$250 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$136 thousand
  • Water supply$110 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$4 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$114 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$52 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$46 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$69 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$69 thousand
Interest on debt
3.1%$14 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.9%$4 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Knoxville. 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 Knoxville 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.