Borough government · Adams County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Abbottstown took in $460 thousand and spent $368 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes79%Fines and other9.6%State tax money8.7%Fees for services2.2%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

30%

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

Borough taxes79%

Property tax
36%$167 thousand
Individual income tax
30%$137 thousand
Other taxes
13%$59 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$30 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$19 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.2%

Fees for services
2.2%$10 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.7%

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

From the state
8.7%$40 thousand

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$3 thousand

Fines and other9.6%

Interest, rents and other
5.2%$24 thousand
Fines
4.3%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs41%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Parks, recreation and libraries20%Roads, transit and parking5.4%Interest on debt2.2%Health and hospitals0.3%

What stands out

20%

of Abbottstown'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%

Running the government and other costs
41%$150 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$80 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$41 thousand
  • Government buildings$16 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$13 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$116 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$48 thousand
  • Fire protection$32 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$25 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$11 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
20%$73 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$73 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.4%$20 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$20 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$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 Abbottstown. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Borough of Abbottstown 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.