Borough government · Potter County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ulysses took in $323 thousand and spent $307 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes50%Fines and other26%State tax money13%Federal tax money9.3%County and local tax money1.2%Fees for services (sewer)0.6%

What stands out

15%

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

Borough taxes50%

Property tax

32%$103 thousand

Individual income tax

15%$47 thousand

Other taxes

3.7%$12 thousand

What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and public utility licenses

Real estate and stock transfer taxes$7 thousand
Public utility licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services

0.6%$2 thousand

What's in fees for servicesSewer

Sewer$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.3%

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

From the federal government

9.3%$30 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state

13%$41 thousand

County and local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

1.2%$4 thousand

Fines and other26%

Interest, rents and other

25%$82 thousand

Fines

0.6%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs57%Roads, transit and parking31%Police, fire, courts and jails9.4%Parks, recreation and libraries1.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.0%

What stands out

57%

of Ulysses' 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

57%$175 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)$90 thousand
Other and not broken out$48 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$19 thousand
Government buildings$18 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

31%$96 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$96 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

9.4%$29 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more

Fire protection$16 thousand
Police$10 thousand
Courts and legal services$3 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

1.3%$4 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries

Libraries$4 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

1.0%$3 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste

Sewer systems$2 thousand
Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Ulysses. 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 Ulysses 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.