Borough government · Montgomery County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ambler took in $10.6 million and spent $11.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)46%Borough taxes40%State tax money12%Fines and other1.6%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

12%

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

Borough taxes40%

Property tax
22%$2.3 million
Individual income tax
12%$1.2 million
Other taxes
6.9%$729 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$337 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$282 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$110 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$4.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$2.5 million
  • Sewer$989 thousand
  • Garbage collection$947 thousand
  • Other service charges$299 thousand
  • Parking$154 thousand
  • Electric power$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$1.2 million

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$54 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$85 thousand
Fines
0.8%$82 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Roads, transit and parking13%Parks, recreation and libraries4.4%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

20%

of Ambler'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$3.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$2.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$819 thousand
  • Sewer systems$765 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$3.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$379 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$2.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.1 million
  • Fire protection$217 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$15 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit and roads and highways
  • Public transit$815 thousand
  • Roads and highways$764 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.4%$520 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$520 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$227 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$29 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Ambler. 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 Ambler 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.