Borough government · Armstrong County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Worthington took in $272 thousand and spent $249 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes63%County and local tax money13%Federal tax money11%State tax money9.6%Fines and other2.9%

What stands out

26%

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

Borough taxes63%

Property tax
29%$78 thousand
Individual income tax
26%$70 thousand
Other taxes
8.8%$24 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$11 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$7 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$31 thousand

State tax money9.6%

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

From the state
9.6%$26 thousand

County and local tax money13%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
13%$35 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Fines
2.2%$6 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.7%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking44%Running the government and other costs38%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Parks, recreation and libraries1.6%

What stands out

44%

of Worthington's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
44%$109 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and ports and harbors
  • Roads and highways$106 thousand
  • Ports and harbors$3 thousand
Running the government and other costs
38%$95 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$63 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$22 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$41 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$36 thousand
  • Fire protection$4 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Worthington. 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 Worthington 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.