Borough government · Adams County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bendersville took in $283 thousand and spent $257 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes54%Fees for services17%Federal tax money12%Fines and other9.5%State tax money7.4%

What stands out

30%

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

Borough taxes54%

Individual income tax
30%$84 thousand
Property tax
19%$53 thousand
Other taxes
5.7%$16 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$10 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$4 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$48 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$48 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$34 thousand

State tax money7.4%

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

From the state
7.4%$21 thousand

Fines and other9.5%

Interest, rents and other
7.1%$20 thousand
Fines
2.5%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs45%Police, fire, courts and jails40%Roads, transit and parking13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.9%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

40%

of Bendersville'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%

Running the government and other costs
45%$115 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)$51 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$38 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
40%$103 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$64 thousand
  • Fire protection$27 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$7 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$33 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$33 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.9%$5 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$5 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Bendersville. 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 Bendersville 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.