Borough government · Cambria County, PA

Scalp Level's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Scalp Level took in $188 thousand and spent $164 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes70%State tax money16%Fees for services (sewer)11%County and local tax money2.1%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

34%

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

Borough taxes70%

Individual income tax
34%$64 thousand
Property tax
27%$50 thousand
Other taxes
9.0%$17 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$12 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$3 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$20 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$31 thousand

County and local tax money2.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.1%$4 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Fines
1.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking42%Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.4%Health and hospitals0.6%Parks, recreation and libraries0.6%

What stands out

42%

of Scalp Level'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
42%$69 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$68 thousand
  • Public transit$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$46 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$18 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$17 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$43 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$34 thousand
  • Fire protection$8 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.4%$4 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
  • Water supply$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Scalp Level. 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 Scalp Level 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.