Borough government · Somerset County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ursina took in $122 thousand and spent $121 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer)64%Borough taxes16%State tax money9.8%Federal tax money9.0%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

13%

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

Borough taxes16%

Individual income tax

13%$16 thousand

Property tax

3.3%$4 thousand

Fees for services64%

Fees for services

64%$78 thousand

What's in fees for servicesSewer

Sewer$78 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.0%

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

From the federal government

9.0%$11 thousand

State tax money9.8%

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

From the state

9.8%$12 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other

0.8%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities45%Running the government and other costs26%Roads, transit and parking21%Interest on debt6.6%Police, fire, courts and jails1.7%

What stands out

6.6%

of Ursina's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

45%$55 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems

Sewer systems$55 thousand

Running the government and other costs

26%$31 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9 thousand
Government buildings$9 thousand
Other and not broken out$7 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

21%$25 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$25 thousand

Interest on debt

6.6%$8 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

1.7%$2 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services

Fire protection$1 thousand
Courts and legal services$1 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Ursina. 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 Ursina 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.