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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Markleysburg took in $141 thousand and spent $110 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer)51%Borough taxes30%Federal tax money11%State tax money7.1%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

16%

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

Borough taxes30%

Individual income tax
16%$23 thousand
Property tax
13%$18 thousand
Other taxes
1.4%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses
  • Public utility licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services51%

Fees for services
51%$72 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$72 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$15 thousand

State tax money7.1%

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

From the state
7.1%$10 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities65%Running the government and other costs25%Roads, transit and parking4.5%Police, fire, courts and jails1.8%Interest on debt1.8%Health and hospitals0.9%

What stands out

65%

of Markleysburg'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
65%$72 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$72 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$28 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$12 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$7 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.5%$5 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.8%$2 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$1 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Markleysburg. 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 Markleysburg 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.