Borough government · Clarion County, PA

New Bethlehem's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), New Bethlehem took in $803 thousand and spent $641 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes50%Fees for services (garbage collection)28%State tax money13%Federal tax money6.0%Fines and other3.4%

What stands out

10%

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

Borough taxes50%

Property tax
33%$267 thousand
Individual income tax
10%$83 thousand
Other taxes
6.2%$50 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$33 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$14 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$226 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$126 thousand
  • Garbage collection$98 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.0%

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

From the federal government
6.0%$48 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$102 thousand

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$20 thousand
Fines
0.9%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Running the government and other costs29%Roads, transit and parking29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.2%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

35%

of New Bethlehem's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$222 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$193 thousand
  • Fire protection$21 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$186 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$76 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$55 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$36 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$10 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
29%$185 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$185 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.2%$46 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$46 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of New Bethlehem. 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 New Bethlehem 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.