Borough government · Potter County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Shinglehouse took in $882 thousand and spent $755 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)53%Borough taxes30%State tax money7.1%Federal tax money6.2%Fines and other4.1%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

7.3%

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

Borough taxes30%

Property tax
19%$168 thousand
Individual income tax
7.3%$64 thousand
Other taxes
3.3%$29 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Public utility licenses$18 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services53%

Fees for services
53%$465 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$235 thousand
  • Sewer$207 thousand
  • Garbage collection$17 thousand
  • Other service charges$5 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.2%

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

From the federal government
6.2%$55 thousand

State tax money7.1%

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

From the state
7.1%$63 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%$2 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$35 thousand
Fines
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Roads, transit and parking17%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Parks, recreation and libraries1.7%Interest on debt1.3%

What stands out

37%

of Shinglehouse's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
37%$280 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$203 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$45 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$32 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$241 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$133 thousand
  • Water supply$104 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$131 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$131 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$80 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$61 thousand
  • Fire protection$19 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$13 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$11 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Shinglehouse. 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 Shinglehouse 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.