Borough government · Forest County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Tionesta took in $570 thousand and spent $835 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money31%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)29%Borough taxes22%Fines and other9.3%State tax money6.1%County and local tax money3.0%

What stands out

31%

of Tionesta's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Borough taxes22%

Property tax
11%$64 thousand
Individual income tax
5.8%$33 thousand
Other taxes
4.6%$26 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$12 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$10 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$166 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$98 thousand
  • Garbage collection$41 thousand
  • Other service charges$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money31%

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

From the federal government
31%$176 thousand

State tax money6.1%

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

From the state
6.1%$35 thousand

County and local tax money3.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.0%$17 thousand

Fines and other9.3%

Interest, rents and other
8.9%$51 thousand
Fines
0.4%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities64%Running the government and other costs17%Parks, recreation and libraries7.8%Roads, transit and parking5.1%Police, fire, courts and jails4.3%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

64%

of Tionesta's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
64%$532 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$460 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$72 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$146 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)$71 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$28 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$26 thousand
  • Government buildings$21 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.8%$65 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$64 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.1%$43 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$43 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.3%$36 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$14 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$12 thousand
  • Police$10 thousand
Housing and community development
1.4%$12 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Tionesta. 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 Tionesta 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.