Borough government · Cambria County, PA

Northern Cambria's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Northern Cambria took in $2.1 million and spent $2.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes50%Federal tax money17%Fees for services (garbage collection, water)16%State tax money13%Fines and other2.1%County and local tax money1.6%

What stands out

17%

of Northern Cambria's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Borough taxes50%

Property tax
30%$629 thousand
Individual income tax
14%$296 thousand
Other taxes
5.6%$117 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$61 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$41 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$333 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$265 thousand
  • Other service charges$40 thousand
  • Water$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money17%

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

From the federal government
17%$357 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$273 thousand

County and local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.6%$34 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Fines
1.2%$26 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.8%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking43%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Environment and natural resources1.6%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

43%

of Northern Cambria's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
43%$877 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$877 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$459 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$254 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$174 thousand
  • Government buildings$44 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses-$1 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)-$12 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$424 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$371 thousand
  • Fire protection$51 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$229 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$199 thousand
  • Water supply$30 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.6%$32 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$32 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$28 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$14 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$11 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Northern Cambria. 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 Northern Cambria 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.