Borough government · Centre County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Philipsburg took in $2.3 million and spent $2.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, parking)42%Borough taxes39%State tax money9.3%Federal tax money6.1%Fines and other2.9%

What stands out

12%

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

Borough taxes39%

Property tax
22%$522 thousand
Individual income tax
12%$273 thousand
Other taxes
5.3%$123 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$43 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$41 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$39 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$985 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$970 thousand
  • Other service charges$8 thousand
  • Parking$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.1%

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

From the federal government
6.1%$141 thousand

State tax money9.3%

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

From the state
9.3%$217 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$59 thousand
Fines
0.4%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Running the government and other costs18%Interest on debt7.0%Police, fire, courts and jails4.8%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

35%

of Philipsburg'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
35%$953 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$953 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$935 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$935 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$481 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$207 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$139 thousand
  • Government buildings$102 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$33 thousand
Interest on debt
7.0%$192 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.8%$132 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Fire protection$70 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$36 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$15 thousand
  • Police$11 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$47 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$42 thousand
  • Libraries$5 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Philipsburg. 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 Philipsburg 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.