Borough government · Cambria County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Portage took in $1.2 million and spent $905 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes62%Fees for services (garbage collection, parking)15%State tax money11%Federal tax money11%Fines and other1.5%

What stands out

33%

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

Borough taxes62%

Individual income tax
33%$388 thousand
Property tax
21%$253 thousand
Other taxes
8.0%$95 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$50 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$26 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$176 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and parking
  • Garbage collection$173 thousand
  • Parking$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$125 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$130 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Fines
1.2%$14 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.3%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking27%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Parks, recreation and libraries10%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

27%

of Portage'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
27%$240 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$234 thousand
  • Parking$6 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$218 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$108 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$57 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$44 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$188 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$161 thousand
  • Fire protection$16 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$11 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$138 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$138 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$95 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$95 thousand
Housing and community development
2.1%$19 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Portage. 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 Portage 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.