Borough government · Schuylkill County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Auburn took in $388 thousand and spent $931 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes51%Fees for services (garbage collection)24%Federal tax money9.5%State tax money9.0%County and local tax money5.2%Fines and other1.8%

What stands out

22%

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

Borough taxes51%

Property tax
23%$90 thousand
Individual income tax
22%$86 thousand
Other taxes
5.4%$21 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$11 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$9 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$92 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$92 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.5%

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

From the federal government
9.5%$37 thousand

State tax money9.0%

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

From the state
9.0%$35 thousand

County and local tax money5.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.2%$20 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$5 thousand
Fines
0.5%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities44%Roads, transit and parking43%Running the government and other costs9.8%Police, fire, courts and jails2.0%Parks, recreation and libraries1.1%Interest on debt0.1%

What stands out

43%

of Auburn's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
44%$409 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$328 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$81 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
43%$401 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$401 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.8%$91 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$37 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$36 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.0%$19 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and fire protection
  • Courts and legal services$11 thousand
  • Fire protection$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$10 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Auburn. 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 Auburn 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.