Borough government · Lycoming County, PA

Picture Rocks's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Picture Rocks took in $230 thousand and spent $239 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes60%State tax money17%Federal tax money13%County and local tax money7.0%Fines and other2.2%Fees for services0.4%

What stands out

32%

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

Borough taxes60%

Individual income tax
32%$74 thousand
Property tax
20%$46 thousand
Other taxes
7.8%$18 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Public utility licenses$9 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$31 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$39 thousand

County and local tax money7.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.0%$16 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$3 thousand
Fines
0.9%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking32%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Parks, recreation and libraries16%Housing and community development5.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.3%

What stands out

16%

of Picture Rocks' spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
32%$76 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$76 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$54 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$36 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$18 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$53 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$30 thousand
  • Fire protection$23 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
16%$39 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$38 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Housing and community development
5.9%$14 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.3%$3 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
  • Sewer systems$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Picture Rocks. 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 Picture Rocks 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.