Borough government · Centre County, PA

Snow Shoe's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Snow Shoe took in $282 thousand and spent $231 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes50%Fees for services (garbage collection)21%Federal tax money14%State tax money13%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

26%

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

Borough taxes50%

Individual income tax
26%$74 thousand
Property tax
21%$60 thousand
Other taxes
2.8%$8 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Public utility licenses$4 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$60 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$59 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$40 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$37 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$2 thousand
Fines
0.4%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking41%Running the government and other costs28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Police, fire, courts and jails5.6%Health and hospitals2.6%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

41%

of Snow Shoe'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
41%$95 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$95 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$65 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$28 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$28 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$49 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$49 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.6%$13 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$8 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.6%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Snow Shoe. 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 Snow Shoe 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.