Borough government · McKean County, PA

Port Allegany's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Port Allegany took in $1.5 million and spent $1.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes53%State tax money27%Fees for services (parks and recreation)10%Federal tax money7.2%County and local tax money1.4%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

12%

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

Borough taxes53%

Property tax
36%$529 thousand
Individual income tax
12%$181 thousand
Other taxes
4.2%$61 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$37 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$18 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$151 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$88 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$63 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.2%

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

From the federal government
7.2%$105 thousand

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$401 thousand

County and local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.4%$20 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Fines
0.5%$8 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.4%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Running the government and other costs23%Environment and natural resources18%Roads, transit and parking14%Parks, recreation and libraries5.2%Health and hospitals4.2%

What stands out

18%

of Port Allegany'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$554 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$428 thousand
  • Fire protection$122 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$366 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$295 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$63 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
Environment and natural resources
18%$286 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$286 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$228 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$228 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.2%$83 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$69 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.2%$66 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$66 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Port Allegany. 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 Port Allegany 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.