Borough government · Cambria County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Patton took in $2.4 million and spent $2.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)57%Borough taxes20%Fines and other11%State tax money11%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

6.5%

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

Borough taxes20%

Property tax
12%$281 thousand
Individual income tax
6.5%$154 thousand
Other taxes
1.6%$38 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$27 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$10 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services57%

Fees for services
57%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$704 thousand
  • Water$582 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$71 thousand
  • Other service charges$11 thousand
  • Parking$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$264 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$5 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
9.7%$231 thousand
Fines
1.8%$42 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities54%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Running the government and other costs11%Roads, transit and parking9.4%Environment and natural resources7.8%All other spending4.7%

What stands out

7.8%

of Patton's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
54%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$718 thousand
  • Sewer systems$642 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$325 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$271 thousand
  • Fire protection$40 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$14 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$287 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)$121 thousand
  • Government buildings$104 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$39 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$23 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.4%$238 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$234 thousand
  • Parking$4 thousand
Environment and natural resources
7.8%$198 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$198 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.5%$115 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$115 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Patton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Borough of Patton 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.