Borough government · Centre County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Milesburg took in $478 thousand and spent $532 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes64%State tax money12%Federal tax money12%County and local tax money6.9%Fines and other4.4%Fees for services (parks and recreation)0.8%

What stands out

24%

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

Borough taxes64%

Property tax
33%$159 thousand
Individual income tax
24%$113 thousand
Other taxes
7.3%$35 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Public utility licenses$19 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$4 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation and other service charges
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$56 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$57 thousand

County and local tax money6.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.9%$33 thousand

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$19 thousand
Fines
0.4%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs67%Roads, transit and parking20%Police, fire, courts and jails7.9%Parks, recreation and libraries3.4%Interest on debt1.7%Health and hospitals0.2%

What stands out

67%

of Milesburg'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
67%$355 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$130 thousand
  • Government buildings$128 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$69 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$28 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$107 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$107 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.9%$42 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$28 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.4%$18 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$18 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$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 Milesburg. 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 Milesburg 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.