Borough government · Snyder County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Beavertown took in $212 thousand and spent $178 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes77%State tax money20%Fines and other2.4%Fees for services (parks and recreation)0.5%

What stands out

47%

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

Borough taxes77%

Individual income tax
47%$99 thousand
Property tax
19%$41 thousand
Other taxes
11%$23 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$11 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$8 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$43 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Fines
1.4%$3 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.9%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking48%Running the government and other costs35%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Parks, recreation and libraries2.2%

What stands out

48%

of Beavertown'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%

Roads, transit and parking
48%$85 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$85 thousand
Running the government and other costs
35%$63 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$36 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$26 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$22 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Beavertown. 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 Beavertown 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.