Borough government · Tioga County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Tioga took in $580 thousand and spent $488 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)46%Borough taxes31%State tax money12%Fines and other9.7%County and local tax money1.4%

What stands out

8.8%

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

Borough taxes31%

Property tax
19%$113 thousand
Individual income tax
8.8%$51 thousand
Other taxes
3.1%$18 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$9 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$7 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$267 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Sewer$238 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$21 thousand
  • Other service charges$7 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$67 thousand

County and local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.4%$8 thousand

Fines and other9.7%

Interest, rents and other
8.6%$50 thousand
Fines
1.0%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Police, fire, courts and jails8.4%Interest on debt6.6%Parks, recreation and libraries6.1%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

39%

of Tioga'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
39%$191 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$112 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$79 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$175 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$173 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.4%$41 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$19 thousand
  • Police$17 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$5 thousand
Interest on debt
6.6%$32 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.1%$30 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$30 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.5%$17 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$17 thousand
Housing and community development
0.4%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Tioga. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Borough of Tioga 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.