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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pemberton took in $9.6 million and spent $9.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes53%Fees for services (electric power, water)45%State tax money1.5%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

53%

of Pemberton's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Borough taxes53%

Property tax
53%$5.1 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$4.3 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 1 more
  • Electric power$3.8 million
  • Water$369 thousand
  • Sewer$190 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.5%

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

From the state
1.5%$144 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$65 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities79%Running the government and other costs8.6%Police, fire, courts and jails7.8%Sent to other local governments4.5%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

79%

of Pemberton's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
79%$7.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; garbage and solid waste and 2 more
  • Electric power$7.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$123 thousand
  • Water supply$52 thousand
  • Sewer systems$15 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.6%$822 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$355 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$218 thousand
  • Government buildings$125 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$124 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.8%$743 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$446 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$158 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$97 thousand
  • Fire protection$42 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.5%$432 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$432 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$25 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on electric power debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on electric power debt$18 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Pemberton. 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 Pemberton 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.