Borough government · Tioga County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wellsboro took in $5.3 million and spent $5.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)46%Borough taxes37%State tax money6.1%Federal tax money5.9%Fines and other4.1%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

7.2%

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

Borough taxes37%

Property tax
25%$1.3 million
Individual income tax
7.2%$379 thousand
Other taxes
5.0%$266 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$129 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$105 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$1.3 million
  • Sewer$718 thousand
  • Garbage collection$358 thousand
  • Parking$55 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$39 thousand
  • Other service charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.9%

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

From the federal government
5.9%$314 thousand

State tax money6.1%

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

From the state
6.1%$323 thousand

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$27 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$189 thousand
Fines
0.5%$26 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Parks, recreation and libraries23%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Roads, transit and parking9.6%Interest on debt0.7%

What stands out

23%

of Wellsboro's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$2.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.1 million
  • Sewer systems$646 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$331 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
23%$1.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$912 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$535 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$164 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$128 thousand
  • Government buildings$85 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$761 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$643 thousand
  • Fire protection$97 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$21 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.6%$539 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$529 thousand
  • Parking$10 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$37 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Wellsboro. 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 Wellsboro 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.