Borough government · Chester County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Atglen took in $2.1 million and spent $2.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)41%State tax money30%Borough taxes24%Federal tax money3.6%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

8.9%

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

Borough taxes24%

Property tax
13%$269 thousand
Individual income tax
8.9%$185 thousand
Other taxes
2.1%$44 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Public utility licenses$22 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$861 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$436 thousand
  • Water$269 thousand
  • Garbage collection$139 thousand
  • Other service charges$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.6%

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

From the federal government
3.6%$74 thousand

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$631 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$15 thousand
Fines
0.2%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities75%Running the government and other costs9.6%Police, fire, courts and jails6.8%Roads, transit and parking4.5%Parks, recreation and libraries2.1%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

75%

of Atglen'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
75%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$269 thousand
  • Sewer systems$209 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.6%$240 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)$143 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$40 thousand
  • Government buildings$37 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$20 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.8%$169 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$139 thousand
  • Fire protection$25 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.5%$113 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$113 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$53 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$44 thousand
  • Libraries$9 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$45 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Atglen. 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 Atglen 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.