Borough government · Jefferson County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Punxsutawney took in $4.7 million and spent $5.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes44%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)36%State tax money7.6%Federal tax money6.4%Fines and other6.1%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

9%

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

Borough taxes44%

Property tax
30%$1.4 million
Individual income tax
9.0%$418 thousand
Other taxes
4.9%$230 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$137 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$52 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$41 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$1.5 million
  • Other service charges$161 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$22 thousand
  • Parking$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.4%

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

From the federal government
6.4%$299 thousand

State tax money7.6%

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

From the state
7.6%$357 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%$8 thousand

Fines and other6.1%

Interest, rents and other
5.2%$241 thousand
Fines
0.9%$43 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities43%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Roads, transit and parking13%Parks, recreation and libraries3.2%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

43%

of Punxsutawney's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
43%$2.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$2.4 million
Running the government and other costs
26%$1.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$956 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$312 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$105 thousand
  • Government buildings$94 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$849 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$683 thousand
  • Fire protection$118 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$34 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$14 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$707 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$706 thousand
  • Parking$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.2%$180 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$131 thousand
  • Libraries$49 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Punxsutawney. 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 Punxsutawney 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.