Borough government · Somerset County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Windber took in $2.5 million and spent $2.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes59%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)15%Federal tax money12%State tax money8.6%Fines and other3.9%County and local tax money1.2%

What stands out

14%

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

Borough taxes59%

Property tax

38%$939 thousand

Individual income tax

14%$358 thousand

Other taxes

7.2%$179 thousand

What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more

Public utility licenses$72 thousand
Occupation and business licenses$67 thousand
Real estate and stock transfer taxes$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services

15%$375 thousand

What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more

Sewer$230 thousand
Other service charges$139 thousand
Garbage collection$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government

12%$304 thousand

State tax money8.6%

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

From the state

8.6%$215 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%$29 thousand

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other

2.7%$68 thousand

Fines

1.2%$29 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails42%Roads, transit and parking31%Running the government and other costs16%Parks, recreation and libraries6.2%Interest on debt1.9%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

42%

of Windber's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails

42%$1.1 million

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more

Police$886 thousand
Fire protection$116 thousand
Inspections and regulation$68 thousand
Courts and legal services$5 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

31%$774 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit

Roads and highways$770 thousand
Public transit$4 thousand

Running the government and other costs

16%$411 thousand

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

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$231 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$117 thousand
Other and not broken out$44 thousand
Government buildings$19 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

6.2%$156 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries

Parks and recreation$141 thousand
Libraries$15 thousand

Interest on debt

1.9%$48 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

1.8%$46 thousand

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

Sewer systems$41 thousand
Garbage and solid waste$5 thousand

Housing and community development

1.0%$25 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Windber. 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 Windber 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.