Borough government · Berks County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bernville took in $1.1 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)61%Borough taxes31%Federal tax money4.4%State tax money3.2%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

10%

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

Borough taxes31%

Property tax
16%$177 thousand
Individual income tax
9.9%$110 thousand
Other taxes
4.6%$51 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$29 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$17 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services61%

Fees for services
61%$679 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$325 thousand
  • Water$257 thousand
  • Garbage collection$80 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
  • Other service charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.4%

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

From the federal government
4.4%$49 thousand

State tax money3.2%

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

From the state
3.2%$36 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Fines
0.5%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs43%Water, sewer, trash and utilities40%Police, fire, courts and jails9.5%Roads, transit and parking4.6%Parks, recreation and libraries2.9%Health and hospitals0.2%

What stands out

43%

of Bernville's 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
43%$505 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$418 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$41 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$29 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$17 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
40%$472 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$263 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$105 thousand
  • Water supply$104 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.5%$112 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$92 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$12 thousand
  • Fire protection$8 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.6%$54 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$54 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$34 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$31 thousand
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Bernville. 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 Bernville 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.