Borough government · Carbon County, PA

Beaver Meadows's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Beaver Meadows took in $785 thousand and spent $569 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)43%Borough taxes26%Fines and other26%State tax money4.8%

What stands out

12%

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

Borough taxes26%

Property tax
12%$96 thousand
Individual income tax
12%$95 thousand
Other taxes
2.2%$17 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$8 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$334 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Sewer$129 thousand
  • Garbage collection$99 thousand
  • Water$97 thousand
  • Other service charges$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.8%

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

From the state
4.8%$38 thousand

Fines and other26%

Interest, rents and other
17%$132 thousand
Fines
9.3%$73 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Roads, transit and parking14%Parks, recreation and libraries1.9%

What stands out

33%

of Beaver Meadows' spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
33%$190 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$159 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$31 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$183 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$90 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$82 thousand
  • Sewer systems$11 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$104 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$72 thousand
  • Fire protection$32 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$81 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$81 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$11 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Beaver Meadows. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Borough of Beaver Meadows 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.