Borough government · Centre County, PA

State College's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), State College took in $61.3 million and spent $55.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)42%Borough taxes35%Federal tax money12%Fines and other5.2%State tax money5.1%County and local tax money1.1%

What stands out

9.1%

of State College's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Borough taxes35%

Property tax
15%$9.4 million
Other taxes
10%$6.2 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$4.6 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.4 million
  • Public utility licenses$231 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
9.1%$5.6 million

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$25.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 4 more
  • Sewer$7.2 million
  • Other service charges$5.1 million
  • Garbage collection$4.6 million
  • Road charges$3.8 million
  • Parking$3.1 million
  • Housing$1.7 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$7.5 million

State tax money5.1%

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

From the state
5.1%$3.1 million

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$676 thousand

Fines and other5.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$2.5 million
Fines
1.2%$724 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking21%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Housing and community development8.2%All other spending8.1%

What stands out

8.2%

of State College's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
22%$12.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.1 million
  • Government buildings$2.9 million
  • Other government-run businesses-$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$11.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; parking and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$9.5 million
  • Parking$2.0 million
  • Public transit$177 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$11.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$10.6 million
  • Fire protection$569 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$281 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$11.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$6.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.9 million
Housing and community development
8.2%$4.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.2%$2.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.4 million
  • Libraries$486 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$984 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$594 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$594 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of State College. 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 State College 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.