Borough government · Armstrong County, PA

Rural Valley's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Rural Valley took in $778 thousand and spent $1.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, road charges)43%Borough taxes27%Fines and other13%State tax money11%Federal tax money5.5%

What stands out

8.9%

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

Borough taxes27%

Property tax
15%$118 thousand
Individual income tax
8.9%$69 thousand
Other taxes
3.2%$25 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and public utility licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$13 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$333 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and road charges
  • Water$213 thousand
  • Road charges$120 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.5%

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

From the federal government
5.5%$43 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$85 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$102 thousand
Fines
0.4%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking48%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Running the government and other costs8.7%Interest on debt4.1%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

48%

of Rural Valley'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
48%$494 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$494 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$264 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and electric power
  • Water supply$252 thousand
  • Electric power$12 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$125 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$100 thousand
  • Fire protection$24 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.7%$89 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$40 thousand
  • Government buildings$27 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$15 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7 thousand
Interest on debt
4.1%$42 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Rural Valley. 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 Rural Valley 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.