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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Johnstown took in $407 thousand and spent $364 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes40%State tax money32%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)18%Federal tax money10%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

18%

of Johnstown's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes40%

Property tax
39%$158 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$72 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and parks and recreation
  • Garbage collection$62 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$42 thousand

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$130 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking39%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Health and hospitals0.5%

What stands out

16%

of Johnstown's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
39%$142 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$142 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$82 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$42 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$13 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$78 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$73 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$60 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$60 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Johnstown. 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 Town of Johnstown 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.